If teleportation became a reality...

[Kritish]

How do you think it would affect the world? Bare in mind that it becomes more more costly than buying a subway ticket, and you can be beamed anywhere on the planet that has a teleport pad.

[WompuM]

seems like those *******s from watchmen would ruin it for everybody

[Danger Mouse]

With that technology in place, it'll be just a matter of time until some genius creates a personal teleportation device. At the rate of technological evolution, wouldn't take too long for that to happen.

Once that happens, committing crime would be revolutionary. Beam into a vault, grab loot, beam out. Beam into a building, kill someone, beam out.

[Kritish]

With that technology in place, it'll be just a matter of time until some genius creates a personal teleportation device. At the rate of technological evolution, wouldn't take too long for that to happen.

Once that happens, committing crime would be revolutionary. Beam into a vault, grab loot, beam out. Beam into a building, kill someone, beam out.

It wouldn't be legal due to that probably.

[Danger Mouse]

It wouldn't be legal due to that probably.
No, it won't. But it'll be available.

[DorkyFresh]

Once that happens, committing crime would be revolutionary. Beam into a vault, grab loot, beam out. Beam into a building, kill someone, beam out.

i don't think it'd be that simple. if i understand correctly (big chance i don't) teleportation would be kinda like in the fly where you go in one device and are beamed into another. you can't beam yourself from one device into the middle of a basketball court or anything and most likely there would be a record of who/what was teleported where and at what time...kinda like phone calls.

i have no doubt teleportation crimes would exist but i think it'd be kind of hard.

[Danger Mouse]

i don't think it'd be that simple. if i understand correctly (big chance i don't) teleportation would be kinda like in the fly where you go in one device and are beamed into another. you can't beam yourself from one device into the middle of a basketball court or anything and most likely there would be a record of who/what was teleported where and at what time...kinda like phone calls.

i have no doubt teleportation crimes would exist but i think it'd be kind of hard.
I quite agree with you. But like I said, once the technology is in place, it'll be just a matter of time until some genius creates a personal teleportation device, perhaps the size of a backpack, which would allow a person to be teleported to and from any location at all (though perhaps with a very limited range).

If we want to utilise science fiction as reference, Star Trek is another prime example of the usage of teleportation devices. In Star Trek, one does not require a device at the destination, only at the port of origin.

And in this day and age, even origin of telephone calls can easily be spoofed.

[The_Dark_Knight]

Ahhh we can only wish..


Maybe someday it will happen...

[Kritish]

Not to mention that pre-paid cellphones can't be traced.

[Danger Mouse]

But once the problem of teleportation-related crime presents itself, I'm sure another genius would come up with an anti-teleportation security system. Perhaps a disruption field that envelopes a building to deter any unauthorised teleportations.

That being said, I bet warfare would change drastically, too. A whole new tactical chapter would have to be written.

And if one can teleport a person, can one also teleport an explosive?

Mind-boggling.

[Roughneck]

Society would get even Fatter

[AndThePickles]

Society would get even Fatter

Hahaha good call :up:

[Corinthian™]

first we need to learn how to survive an acelleration of our particles to lightspeed first.... so I'm not gonna worry about teleportation about now

[Danger Mouse]

We'll no longer have any excuse to be late for work or school or a date.

[Danger Mouse]

first we need to learn how to survive an acelleration of our particles to lightspeed first.... so I'm not gonna worry about teleportation about now
Acceleration is only half of it. We also need to learn how to survive having our molecules taken apart, accelerated to point of destination and reassembled.

[Super Kal]

long distance relationships, moving, and vehicular transport would be a thing of the past... the tree huggers would be very happy about it.

[Super Kal]

Acceleration is only half of it. We also need to learn how to survive having our molecules taken apart, accelerated to point of destination and reassembled.
If I remember correctly, a few years ago, they said that they could deconstruct the human body through a teleportation like device, but they don't yet know how to put it back together...



also you have to deal with the Heisenberg theory...

[The_Dark_Knight]

http://www.wrathoftherunt.com/wotr/Nightcrawler/Teethbared-Bamf.jpg


Someday...

[Victor Von Doom]

I'm thinking that teleportation devices would be the next WMD's. Banned from all countries except 6 and noone would benefit from them like they were supposed to.

[Colossal Spoons]

Well I don't think you could just tp wherever you wanted and commit crimes. There's be designated "recieving" locations for you to go to.


Teleportion is my ****in dream. I could smoke pot and talk tp all night!

[Super Kal]

Well I don't think you could just tp wherever you wanted and commit crimes. There's be designated "recieving" locations for you to go to.


Teleportion is my ****in dream. I could smoke pot and talk tp all night!
that would be my thought... but eventually they would be commercialized.

[Danger Mouse]

If I remember correctly, a few years ago, they said that they could deconstruct the human body through a teleportation like device, but they don't yet know how to put it back together...



also you have to deal with the Heisenberg theory...
Perhaps in the future, teleportation may not require the disassembly/reassembly of molecules. Perhaps they'd find a way to create a tear in the fabric of space between two geographical points for solid objects to pass through.

[Colossal Spoons]

There would be a ton of rematerialization accidents too :csad:

[Colossal Spoons]

Perhaps in the future, teleportation may not require the disassembly/reassembly of molecules. Perhaps they'd find a way to create a tear in the fabric of space between two geographical points for solid objects to pass through.

Wormholes :up:

[patrickbateman]

donnie darko

[Colossal Spoons]

....anything else you'd like to add to that statement you friggin meatbag? ;)

[patrickbateman]

where is donnie darko?

[Colossal Spoons]

idk

[Spelunking Man]

We will become heroes for not using fuels for our vehicles.

[Ahura Mazda]

There is also an ideological issue given current teleportation tech is to destroy and to then re-create but are you recreating the same person or effectively making a cloan of that person. And if it is a clone, could you reproduce many of the same from a reception device. Not to mention, would the person's memeories all be the same....

If all of those issues were solved, the whole world economy would be affected with many industries which are big drivers today of the economy would likely be put out of business causing tremendous unemployment.

[Danger Mouse]

Depending on the range of the teleportation devices, the first economic casualty would be the transportation industry.

But manufacturing would undergo a major boost because delivery efficiency would escalate dramatically. Not to mention mailing services.

[Kaleb]

everytime we would teleport we would lose some particles, so I wouldnt advice teleporting all the time.

[Ahura Mazda]

Depending on the range of the teleportation devices, the first economic casualty would be the transportation industry.

But manufacturing would undergo a major boost because delivery efficiency would escalate dramatically. Not to mention mailing services.

Yes and the major problem with that will be mass unemployment...

[November Rain]

not necessarily, just the industry would changed, it doesn't mean that this would severly decrease the amount of workload that would be required to keep a system of that nature functional on a global scale...

at the very worst, there would be a shift in the skill level required to work in the transport industry but with the amount of money a system could provide, i doubt they would be any shortages, just a small gap while people get re-trained for their reassignments

[Ahura Mazda]

not necessarily, just the industry would changed, it doesn't mean that this would severly decrease the amount of workload that would be required to keep a system of that nature functional on a global scale...

at the very worst, there would be a shift in the skill level required to work in the transport industry but with the amount of money a system could provide, i doubt they would be any shortages, just a small gap while people get re-trained for their reassignments

I am not so sure how long that gap will last. One of the biggest employers in the world are the carr manufacturer industry and plane manufacturer industry. if teleportation was effective they would find demand severely dropping and lay offs common.

The service industry requires more and more skilled labor and machnes are becoming more and more competent.

Employment of unskilled labor is becoming less and less of a requirement for most Companies and the unfortunate reality is that such labor is often the majority of the world work force.

Then again, other industries may be developped but will the have the same requirements as those of today therefore employing many people.....that remains to be seen

[Mr. Credible]

With that technology in place, it'll be just a matter of time until some genius creates a personal teleportation device. At the rate of technological evolution, wouldn't take too long for that to happen.

Once that happens, committing crime would be revolutionary. Beam into a vault, grab loot, beam out. Beam into a building, kill someone, beam out.

true, true, but i'm sure they'd have some kind of system in place to monitor and document everyone/thing that teleports to/from anywhere.

so, if whoever turns up dead (for example), the police could search the logs and see that this guy's dna pattern was shown teleporting to the dead guy's apartment at the time of death. if that makes any sense... it did in my head, anyway.

then the criminals wold find a way to cheat around the dna coder thing... and we'd have to think up a way to catch them at that... it's all about escalation.

[Angry Sentinel]

long distance relationships, moving, and vehicular transport would be a thing of the past... the tree huggers would be very happy about it. .. Seriously have you guys imagined a world without cars, trucks, busses and airplanes.

That's New world order stuff there...

I'm thinking that teleportation devices would be the next WMD's. Banned from all countries except 6 and noone would benefit from them like they were supposed to.At first, maybe, especially if ample time hasn't been given to prepare for all the 'bad' uses for a teleportation device. But think about it. if we can manipulate/ create 'wormholes' or breakdown matter into transmittable data, then wouldn't it stand to reason we would have the technology to offset most of those 'horrible' usages of the technology. Unless, aliens come down and just give it to us suddenly of course.:oldrazz:

We will become heroes for not using fuels for our vehicles.
I just keep thinking about the economic ramifications, they are almost unimaginable. We're talking about the power of a third world nation to become a first world nation overnight. And all those sci-fi stories about 'ubber' corporations being more powerful than their government could likely be true.

[enterthemadness]

How do you think it would affect the world? Bare in mind that it becomes more more costly than buying a subway ticket, and you can be beamed anywhere on the planet that has a teleport pad.

Robbers could beam themself into a bank vault..and become very rich. :yay:

[Arcturus]

If Teleportation became a reality, then all hell would break loose!

*Get's BFG 9000*

[Cobblepot]

The big question is can we teleport back and forth in time?

[Colossal Spoons]

Robbers could beam themself into a bank vault..and become very rich. :yay:

Why would there be a recieving "station" in a bank vault?

[The Spawn]

It'd be like using the NJTP

[WorthyStevens]

The population of peeping toms would rise 66.57%. And that's just for this forum.

[redmarvel]

1. A lot of the transportation services would go bankrupt (airlines, railways, bus services, courier companies, etc.).
2. Car companies and oil companies would have a hard time making ends meat.
3. We wouldn't need 4 or 6 lane highways anymore, so green space could take it's place.
4. Pollution would begin to decline.
5. You could work ANYWHERE in the world, so your employer would have to pay what any employer in the world would be willing to pay, BUT you would also have more competition for the job you want.
6. You could live ANYWHERE in the world, so most people would move to more "temperate" climates. Making places with extreme climates suffer a severe population drop.

[The Spawn]

^ True....except for the "meat" thing.

[Diamondhead]

It's became a reality ever since some group of scientists succeeded in teleporting "methinks "a molecule or an electron of some sort.

Anyway, transportation is not for tomorrow because to reassemble an object
It would take way to much data for a computer to calculate and to reassemble with precision
And not even all the computer in the world “put together” would be powerful enough to do that.

Anyway I remember reading a very interesting story in one of those old warren magazines (it was a 1984 or 1994) I think!
The story about teleportation and terrorist
It was such a deep story, it ends in complete disaster.
I think they should have made a science fiction movie based on this particular story
And I’m not talking about the fly.

[Colossal Spoons]

1. A lot of the transportation services would go bankrupt (airlines, railways, bus services, courier companies, etc.). That's true, probably the worst aspect of it.

2. Car companies and oil companies would have a hard time making ends meat. I'm happy about this one. Oil companies are friggin crooks anyway.

3. We wouldn't need 4 or 6 lane highways anymore, so green space could take it's place.Awesome, though you're assuming everybody can afford to teleport.

4. Pollution would begin to decline. Nice

5. You could work ANYWHERE in the world, so your employer would have to pay what any employer in the world would be willing to pay, BUT you would also have more competition for the job you want. You'd also have to come up with better excuses for being late ;)

6. You could live ANYWHERE in the world, so most people would move to more "temperate" climates. Making places with extreme climates suffer a severe population drop. That's assuming that the only thing keeping people from moving to Florida is transortation. I think it's more a matter of packing up their lives and being able to find a place to live.

...

[Danger Mouse]

There'll be a decline in transportation, but I don't think we'll be rid of it entirely. If teleportation is commercialised, not many people may be able to afford it. Even if teleportation is affordable, not everyone would want to use it either out of phobia or preference.

Furthermore, unless we're extremely advanced, I don't think intercontinental teleportation is feasible economically. The power output required to teleport stuff out of the country would be tremendous. Perhaps as the teleportation technology advances we might find a way, but until then, conventional modes of transportation would still be required.

[Demon Within]

Its already here they teleported atoms a few months back.

[Super Kal]

There'll be a decline in transportation, but I don't think we'll be rid of it entirely. If teleportation is commercialised, not many people may be able to afford it. Even if teleportation is affordable, not everyone would want to use it either out of phobia or preference.

Furthermore, unless we're extremely advanced, I don't think intercontinental teleportation is feasible economically. The power output required to teleport stuff out of the country would be tremendous. Perhaps as the teleportation technology advances we might find a way, but until then, conventional modes of transportation would still be required.
i feel the same way... when I said transport, I meant like maybe moving, and military, maybe civilian moving, stuff of that nature...

I'm betting a lot of people would be very worried if the machine screwed up or something and they couldn't re-materialize... Yeah, they're would probably be a lot of people still willing to use a car, but at least people wouldn't be using so much gas...

[Colossal Spoons]

There'll be a decline in transportation, but I don't think we'll be rid of it entirely. If teleportation is commercialised, not many people may be able to afford it. Even if teleportation is affordable, not everyone would want to use it either out of phobia or preference.

Furthermore, unless we're extremely advanced, I don't think intercontinental teleportation is feasible economically. The power output required to teleport stuff out of the country would be tremendous. Perhaps as the teleportation technology advances we might find a way, but until then, conventional modes of transportation would still be required.

I don't think this will be a problem in the long run because of the mechanics of this supposed teleportation. I think it'll simply be a matter of breaking people down into data and sending the data to a destination and then reassembling the human. So it will be as costly as say, sending an email.

[Colossal Spoons]

I'm betting a lot of people would be very worried if the machine screwed up or something and they couldn't re-materialize... Yeah, they're would probably be a lot of people still willing to use a car, but at least people wouldn't be using so much gas...

I kind of like the fact that some old farts and scaredy-cats won't be teleporting out of fear of malfunction cuz it'll keep the teleportation from getting cluttered ;)

[Angry Sentinel]

I think I have to agree with spoons, if we could overcome the obstacle of actually making the teleporter work, I would assume this 'super-science' type of technology would also have figured out energy usages etc.

The reality is that this type of technology would probably be preceded by all types of other inventions. And would not be fully functional until most of the impractical aspects had been overcome. This would give ample time for economy and industry to make the necessary adjustments.

...But if not, Wow just Wow!

[Colossal Spoons]

I hope I'm alive to see at least the baby steps that lead to teleportation.

[Arkady Rossovich]

If teleportation really did become a reality,then most forms of transportation would cease.Why pay gas,or a plane ticket when you could just appear in the location you wanted to be at?

[Colossal Spoons]

...because people would be afraid of malfunctioning and I'm sure teleporting would cost a hefty sum.

[AndThePickles]

At least maybe it would help decrease the amount of gas-fueled vehicles and help the environment a bit.

[Kritish]

I think it would be a lot like Star Trek, in Enterprise way too many people were scared of it and it was really used for cargo.

But, it becomes mainstream, they had hover trains even in the Voyager episodes.

[Warhammer]

"With great power comes great responsibility." :o

[Turtle-Man]

A Day in the Life of helloiamfat132:

8:00 AM - Wake up
8:05 AM - Teleport to washroom, sit on toilet
8:05 - 8:20 - Wash up
8:20 - Teleport to bedroom, change clothing
8:23 - Teleport to kitchen, grab sandwich from fridge, eat
8:30 - Sleep until 8:55
9:00 - Teleport into office desk, sit on chair, turn computer on
9:00 - 5:00 PM - Work, sit, eat more
5:00 PM - Teleport to Taco Bell
5:10 PM - Eat
5:45 PM - Teleport home
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Watch TV
8:30 - 10:00 PM - Go on computer
11:00 PM - Wash up, teleport into bed. Sleep.

Wow, busy day.

[Danger Mouse]

A Day in the Life of helloiamfat132:

8:00 AM - Wake up
8:05 AM - Teleport to washroom, sit on toilet
8:05 - 8:20 - Wash up
8:20 - Teleport to bedroom, change clothing
8:23 - Teleport to kitchen, grab sandwich from fridge, eat
8:30 - Sleep until 8:55
9:00 - Teleport into office desk, sit on chair, turn computer on
9:00 - 5:00 PM - Work, sit, eat more
5:00 PM - Teleport to Taco Bell
5:10 PM - Eat
5:45 PM - Teleport home
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Watch TV
8:30 - 10:00 PM - Go on computer
11:00 PM - Wash up, teleport into bed. Sleep.

Wow, busy day.
You need to teleport to get from your bed to the bathroom?? :eek:

[Mr Sparkle]

http://cinemanageria.ifrance.com/images_cine/cine305.jpg
I'd just be careful to not have any open wounds.:csad:

[Lucky Loser]

McDonald's in a flash...

[Kritish]

McDonald's in a flash...

You bumped this thread just to post that? :down:

[Super Kal]

lol, teleport to you local porno store... boy, theft would be tough to stop in the beginning.

[ScottyBBadd]

Once that happens, committing crime would be revolutionary. Beam into a vault, grab loot, beam out. Beam into a building, kill someone, beam out.

In theroy you could lock on to what you wanted from a distance and steal it w/o ever leaving home.

[ScottyBBadd]

Once that happens, committing crime would be revolutionary. Beam into a vault, grab loot, beam out. Beam into a building, kill someone, beam out.

In theroy you could lock on to what you wanted from a distance and steal it w/o ever leaving home.

[Sam Fisher]

F7xoyu08xNE

[Avangarde]

F7xoyu08xNE

Kinda random :huh:

[Super Kal]

In theroy you could lock on to what you wanted from a distance and steal it w/o ever leaving home.
that's why the first thing they need to make are force shields

[Sam Fisher]

Kinda random :huh:Not exactly...

[LexCorp]

There was a StarGate episode once that introduce an alternate timeline where teleport tech was given the the public...

It worked for a while as well. Seemed to be OK. Got everyone home in time for xmas lol.

But I am sure it could be used for evil purposes... like kidknapping. That would be the worst.

[SuBe]

Intresting Thread. I don't believe that most people would use teleportation on themselves. More that likely the technology would be refined for Goods. Teleport crap you buy off the internet. Transport foods directly to the Supermarkets. This would change Cargo Transport but I believe that they would still need cars, but Cargo Trains, Planes, Container Ships, 18-wheelers would be a thing of the past as you could transport directly from Manufacturer to Distributer to Retailer. In Some that would afford this technology would have it set up next to their computer to receive items they've purchased on the net. A sort of cross between Replicator and Transporter.

[LexCorp]

Intresting Thread. I don't believe that most people would use teleportation on themselves. More that likely the technology would be refined for Goods. Teleport crap you buy off the internet. Transport foods directly to the Supermarkets. This would change Cargo Transport but I believe that they would still need cars, but Cargo Trains, Planes, Container Ships, 18-wheelers would be a thing of the past as you could transport directly from Manufacturer to Distributer to Retailer. In Some that would afford this technology would have it set up next to their computer to receive items they've purchased on the net. A sort of cross between Replicator and Transporter.

Of course which would then get used for smuggling. I think this kind of tech would be very dangerous. You could teleport a bomb right into the UN or somewhere like that. BOOM!

It would have to have security measures to make sure only certain things can be sent via the teleport system.

[Super Kal]

There was a StarGate episode once that introduce an alternate timeline where teleport tech was given the the public...

It worked for a while as well. Seemed to be OK. Got everyone home in time for xmas lol.

But I am sure it could be used for evil purposes... like kidknapping. That would be the worst.
murder would be worse... someone would teleport into a family's house and kill everyone without anyone ever knowing about it

[LexCorp]

murder would be worse... someone would teleport into a family's house and kill everyone without anyone ever knowing about it

It basicly becomes like having the power of superspeed to get to places in a blink of an eye.....very scary.

[Super Kal]

force fields before teleportation :up:

[Colossal Spoons]

murder would be worse... someone would teleport into a family's house and kill everyone without anyone ever knowing about it

That could easily be fixed by a simple condition. Make the teleportation dependent on "receivers" Kinda like a circular pad that the teleporters have to stand on to come and go.

[The Geek Vault]

Also with teleportation when you teleport, it's not you who comes out the other side!

[Lighthouse]

Also with teleportation when you teleport, it's not you who comes out the other side!

Yeah thats my big problem with it. I read this article about 5 Sci-Fi inventions that would suck in real life. Teleportation was one of them.

http://www.cracked.com/article_15655_5-awesome-sci-fi-inventions-that-would-actually-suck.html

Many later science fiction writers have declared that a device that can disassemble and reassemble a human molecule-by-molecule would be patently unsafe (the most famous and grotesque portrayal of a teleporter accident came, of course, in the film Spaceballs). But, even if they get the bugs worked out (what method of transportation is perfectly safe, after all?) there is a much larger and much weirder issue.

A teleporter wouldn't actually break down your atoms and then shoot those same atoms thousands of miles through the air; even if it were possible, there'd be no reason to do it. It would instead just grab Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms from out of the air and assemble you out of those (one Hydrogen atom is the same as another, after all).

In other words, teleporters would work more like fax machines than mail. It transmits a signal and the machine on the other end spits out a copy. Only instead of a copy of a letter, it's a copy of a person, right down to all their thoughts and memories and here the original is destroyed. This was demonstrated in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode 250 ("Second Chances", aired May 24, 1993, Stardate 46915.2) where they failed to destroy the original Will Riker and were left with two of him.

Are you grasping the weirdness of this? The original is destroyed. That means when you step into a teleporter, you die. But, the rest of the world won't know you died, because a copy of you will step out of the other end of the machine. It won't be you, though, it'll be another you that happens to share your memories. To the outside observer the thing will always work fine, and the thing that steps out of the receiving end will think it worked fine. The one person who knows it didn't worked fine, can't tell anyone because they ****ing died via total atomization the moment they stepped into the machine.

So, the first time Captain Kirk used the teleportation device to beam down to an alien planet, he was basically resigning himself to an immediate death and hoping that his twin would carry out the mission for him.

[LexCorp]

force fields before teleportation :up:

Yes indeed

[knowsbleed]

Yeah thats my big problem with it. I read this article about 5 Sci-Fi inventions that would suck in real life. Teleportation was one of them.

http://www.cracked.com/article_15655_5-awesome-sci-fi-inventions-that-would-actually-suck.html

A teleporter wouldn't actually break down your atoms and then shoot those same atoms thousands of miles through the air; even if it were possible, there'd be no reason to do it. It would instead just grab Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms from out of the air and assemble you out of those (one Hydrogen atom is the same as another, after all).

In other words, teleporters would work more like fax machines than mail. It transmits a signal and the machine on the other end spits out a copy. Only instead of a copy of a letter, it's a copy of a person, right down to all their thoughts and memories and here the original is destroyed. This was demonstrated in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode 250 ("Second Chances", aired May 24, 1993, Stardate 46915.2) where they failed to destroy the original Will Riker and were left with two of him.

Pretty similar to Tesla's machine in The Prestige. Very scary notion indeed.

[Avangarde]

Not exactly...

Didn't that happen in an episode of Voyager?

[Danalys]

well when i move a file on a computer the same thing happens, but conceptually and in essence it's the exact same file. the only question is if a human can be distilled down into a set of data that is essencially them.

[bullets]

I would never take a chance like that . It's a shame to because it looks so cool in that movie jumper . I think it would be good for scientific study of certain areas but i wouldn't want everyone to have the power to that . If they could work out the kinks and have it actually spit out the real you somewhere i think it would be way too costly and inconvienent . You couldn't have two people transporting at the same time . It is better just to stick with planes , trains , and automobiles.

[LexCorp]

I would never take a chance like that . It's a shame to because it looks so cool in that movie jumper . I think it would be good for scientific study of certain areas but i wouldn't want everyone to have the power to that . If they could work out the kinks and have it actually spit out the real you somewhere i think it would be way too costly and inconvienent . You couldn't have two people transporting at the same time . It is better just to stick with planes , trains , and automobiles.

Or the good old foot ;)

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

How do you think it would affect the world? Bare in mind that it becomes more more costly than buying a subway ticket, and you can be beamed anywhere on the planet that has a teleport pad.


More illegal Immigrants

[LexCorp]

More illegal Immigrants

I still think they would have a way of detecting those kind of people or even weapons that would be taken through the system. It would redirect them straight to a jail cell.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

jail cell.

Be useful for cops as well picking up criminals, more proficient perhaps.

[LexCorp]

Be useful for cops as well picking up criminals, more proficient perhaps.

Indeed, police raids would be much more quicker.

[Varient]

How do you think it would affect the world? Bare in mind that it becomes more more costly than buying a subway ticket, and you can be beamed anywhere on the planet that has a teleport pad.

ignoring the conservation of Energy,...:

1. Crime would increase.

2. Teleporting while intoxicated would become the common form of accidental death, (Transpose a number in the address and end up materializing on an industrial pad under tons of machinery or in a holding tank for something you can't survive in).

3. Fed ex, Us Postal service, airlines, trains, would all go out of business.

[LexCorp]

ignoring the conservation of Energy,...:

1. Crime would increase.

2. Teleporting while intoxicated would become the common form of accidental death, (Transpose a number in the address and end up materializing on an industrial pad under tons of machinery or in a holding tank for something you can't survive in).

3. Fed ex, Us Postal service, airlines, trains, would all go out of business.

I think number 2 could be policed enough to avoid that.

[The Spawn]

And number 3...maybe even the USPS will be the only ones allowed to do so.

And you have to stamp the item.

[LexCorp]

And number 3...maybe even the USPS will be the only ones allowed to do so.

And you have to stamp the item.

Yes some mailing company will be chosen to take on that role...it would cost a lot I imagine.

[Varient]

I think number 2 could be policed enough to avoid that.

(smile)

Like drunk driving?

[LexCorp]

(smile)

Like drunk driving?

(bigger grin)

Police can't control who gets into a car....yet

But if some form of bio sensor picks up you are drunk...alcohol in the blood then you aint going no where buddy.

[Varient]

That is the chilling part of teleportation:

The fact that you are actually reduced to energy and "beamed" somewhere else.

Further than say few thousand miles I would suppose signal strength would attenuate to the point where the recieving station would have to pull from a pattern as far as what it expects to recieve based on the header pulse preceding the data stream.

Heaven forbid it gets something like physical age or gender wrong.

V.

[LexCorp]

That is the chilling part of teleportation:

The fact that you are actually reduced to energy and "beamed" somewhere else.

Further than say few thousand miles I would suppose signal strength would attenuate to the point where the recieving station would have to pull from a pattern as far as what it expects to recieve based on the header pulse preceding the data stream.

Heaven forbid it gets something like physical age or gender wrong.

V.

Hmmmm I could end up with a girls body....what to do, what to do.

[Varient]

(bigger grin)

Police can't control who gets into a car....yet

But if some form of bio sensor picks up you are drunk...alcohol in the blood then you aint going no where buddy.

LOL

Nothing like a rowdy drunk who can't get home because the beaming station detects that he is smashed,....

[Varient]

Hmmmm I could end up with a girls body....what to do, what to do.

"Mr. Jones"

"Yes?"

"We see from our initial report that you had a transporter accident that swapped you from your 45 yearold overweight body to that of an analog of an 18 year old female playboy playmate"

"Yes?"

"*ahem* Well sir that was 6 months ago,..... don't you want to change back?"

(Long pause as Mr. Jones wiggles into a too small t-shirt.)

"Not really,.. no."


LOL

[LexCorp]

LOL

Nothing like a rowdy drunk who can't get home because the beaming station detects that he is smashed,....

Better yet it detects that he is drunk and takes him to jail lol.

[Varient]

Better yet it detects that he is drunk and takes him to jail lol.

Or,....

It extracts the chemical out of his body by half,... he arrives with a heavy buzz,... no longer drunk.


That would be great at colleges.

V.

[LexCorp]

Or,....

It extracts the chemical out of his body by half,... he arrives with a heavy buzz,... no longer drunk.


That would be great at colleges.

V.

My mind wonders how it could be used for evil.