Or tell me if you are worried about the theology of the plite...
2007-03-22 15:36:40 · 9 answers · asked by kailwolf 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
like fresh prince I don't believe it's possible.... here's why. To calculate the exact state of a simple atom, like hydrogen or helium, is relatively straight forward and takes about 1 page of math. to calculate the exact state of anything bigger (either atom or molecule) is impossible and can only be approximated.
In the nucleus of one cell of your body, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes. each one has a dual strand of DNA. Each DNA strand is say 3 million nucleons long. Each nucleon has say 15 atoms (carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen - many complicated atoms). so each cell has oh say more than a billion atoms just in the DNA alone. Given the infinite number of cells in your body, you cannot exactly determine your "state of being" to be transported.
By the way fresh prince, a couple of scientists did teleport a "photon" (not an atom), but it wasn't what you think... They started with a complimentary pair, destroyed 1 to collect information about the other, sent that info to another site, created a new identical photon with the information from the first.
2007-03-22 16:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by Dr W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure where you're going with this "theology of the plite" remark, but I'd never be one of the first people to try a teleporting machine. Why? Because science would have to solve major problems to teleport a person without killing them.
2007-03-22 22:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by Keiron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teleporting humans or anything made of multiple atoms is not passible. I think some people were able to teleport one atom a short distance, but teleporting people would require breaking te person down to all their atoms, effectively killing them, teleporting all the atoms, then miraculously putting them back together. Well, that might be possible but the person will be dead at the end.
2007-03-22 22:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the theology, its the same reason Dr. McCoy didn't like it (at least I think he didn't like it, I'm sure I'll be corrected soon enough) Having my molecules split apart and then reintegrated sounds kinda creepy...I'd hate to think that they'd forget to reintegrate all of the H20.
2007-03-22 22:43:53 · answer #4 · answered by star2_watch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. Remember what happened to Mike TV? I don't want to end up in the taffy stretching room!
2007-03-22 22:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's put it this way -- I'm still waiting for them to work out all the bugs in laser eye surgery.
2007-03-22 22:45:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let someone else test the technology first!
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2007-03-22 22:39:46 · answer #7 · answered by peateargryfin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not gettin' in that thing! You go first. If it works, you call me from wherever you might materialize, then I might try it..
2007-03-22 22:48:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would do it after I saw "rupert" go through safely.
2007-03-22 22:42:07 · answer #9 · answered by manywarhoops 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋