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Is This a Good Idea? Teleportation

May 02, 2009

Beam me up, Scotty! What if life was actually like Star Trek, and we actually had a device like the Starship Enterprise’s Transporter  that could de-materialize our bodies, beam information about our exact atomic configuration to a distant location, and then instantly reassemble us there?

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Patrick J. Kiger has written for print publications ranging from GQ to the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and is the co-author of two books, Poplorica: A popular history of the fads, mavericks, inventions and lore that shaped modern America," and Oops: 20 life lessons from the fiascoes that shaped America. For more of his work, check out his web site, www.patrickjkiger.com.

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