Every time I come back to Germany from a trip to the US (like I did yesterday), I suffer from jet lag. And then I always wish teleportation had been invented already.
But what might the side effects of teleportation be? Don't they have the potential to be even worse? Since teleportation doesn't exist yet, all we have is conjecture to go on. Well, that and fiction. Our own Elana Johnson and Genn Albin tackle the subject in their novels with the side effects not too severe, while the TV show Fringe had Walter invent a teleportation device whose usage caused a rash of side-effects, from sunburn to decompression sickness (and ultimately death).
What do you imagine the side effects of teleportation might be?
But what might the side effects of teleportation be? Don't they have the potential to be even worse? Since teleportation doesn't exist yet, all we have is conjecture to go on. Well, that and fiction. Our own Elana Johnson and Genn Albin tackle the subject in their novels with the side effects not too severe, while the TV show Fringe had Walter invent a teleportation device whose usage caused a rash of side-effects, from sunburn to decompression sickness (and ultimately death).
What do you imagine the side effects of teleportation might be?
3 comments:
I remember someone turning into a fly. In a movie, of course. =) Personally, I'm not ready to be beamed anywhere. Though I'm chicken to fly too.
Oh, I do like that episode of Fringe.
After watching many, many episodes of Star Trek, teleportation doesn't seem like a safer option. They always say it's safe, but there are countless episodes about people dying, being lost in limbo, being infected by parasites, etc, etc, so I'm a little skeptical ;)
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