I'm not trying it until Jeff Goldblum gives his Okay.
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
Sounds more like an ansible than a transporter.
Posted by Traceria (Member # 11820) on :
Not quite a T-Mat either, though my physics friend commented, "Very cool."
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by JennaDean: Sounds more like an ansible than a transporter.
Yup. Cool, and potentially useful (in about 50 years or so), but not teleportation.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Time to start building nuclear plants on the moon.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
quote:...across a distance of a meter — about a yard.
God, is that clarification really necessary?
Posted by Traceria (Member # 11820) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: Time to start building nuclear plants on the moon.
Right next to the T-Mat Station.
quote: The TARDIS brings the time travellers to Earth in the 21st Century, where they learn that human society is now reliant on T-Mat - a matter transmitting device that beams people and freight instantly to destinations all around the globe. The system, overseen by a Commander Radnor and his assistant Gia Kelly, is currently malfunctioning and the travellers agree to pilot an obsolete rocket, designed by an old-timer, Professor Daniel Eldred, to the Moon relay station to investigate.
(see comment above for link) (i made that bold)
Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
I'm not anywhere near being an expert, but it sounds like it destroys the original and creates a copy? Think I'll pass on that ride.
Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nighthawk:
quote:...across a distance of a meter — about a yard.
God, is that clarification really necessary?
I'm impressed that a writer for FOXNews is that conversant with the metric system.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Stephan: I'm not anywhere near being an expert, but it sounds like it destroys the original and creates a copy? Think I'll pass on that ride.
I think you're channeling Leonard McCoy.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
quote:Originally posted by Traceria:
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: Time to start building nuclear plants on the moon.
Right next to the T-Mat Station.
And the Buy 'n' Large, of course.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Scientist Teleport Matter More Than Three Feet
It's like the magicians in Discworld who spend their entire lives trying to accomplish something with magic that any normal person could do without magic without too much trouble.
Posted by Achilles (Member # 7741) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka:
quote:Originally posted by JennaDean: Sounds more like an ansible than a transporter.
Yup. Cool, and potentially useful (in about 50 years or so), but not teleportation.
QFT
quote:Time to start building nuclear plants on the moon.
And this as well. Though I'm not sure how it applies, I just like the sentiment for other reasons.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lisa:
quote:Originally posted by Stephan: I'm not anywhere near being an expert, but it sounds like it destroys the original and creates a copy? Think I'll pass on that ride.
I think you're channeling Leonard McCoy.
Or he saw that Outer Limits.
Posted by Achilles (Member # 7741) on :
McCoy saw all kinds of problems with it. Concretely and personally.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nighthawk:
quote:...across a distance of a meter — about a yard.
God, is that clarification really necessary?
"Consider the source, son!" -Al Pacino, Devil's Advocate Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nighthawk:
quote:...across a distance of a meter — about a yard.
God, is that clarification really necessary?
I doubt God needs the clarification.
But yes, many Americans do not have an active reference for stating how long a meter is. It can be pretty frustrating to watch a BBC documentary and have to translate every single measurement they state for my wife.
Posted by Godric 2.0 (Member # 11443) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: But yes, many Americans do not have an active reference for stating how long a meter is. It can be pretty frustrating to watch a BBC documentary and have to translate every single measurement they state for my wife.
Simple solution to that one - stop watching BBC documentaries. Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Godric 2.0:
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: But yes, many Americans do not have an active reference for stating how long a meter is. It can be pretty frustrating to watch a BBC documentary and have to translate every single measurement they state for my wife.
Simple solution to that one - stop watching BBC documentaries.
But David Attenborough's voice is so soothing!
Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :
I'm disturbed by the use of the word "teleport" in that article. It's not an ansible either — as far as we know, faster-than-light communication is impossible. This does seem kind of cool, but it sounds more like a small incremental advance than anything revolutionary.
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
This has far more to do with quantum computing and quantum information transfer than with any sort of teleportation. It has to do with entanglement. And I'm not even really convinced it'll ever be that useful from what I know about it. Admittedly what I know about it is not that much, just what I've gotten from first semester Quantum Mechanics and attending various physics lectures. It's kinda neat... but eh, not too excited. And definitely not nearly as cool as the article makes it out to be.
Posted by Godric 2.0 (Member # 11443) on :
quote:Originally posted by Alcon: It's kinda neat... but eh, not too excited. And definitely not nearly as cool as the article makes it out to be.
I bet you wouldn't be saying that to your friends if you had one at home to show off...
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