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Would you use teleporter technology if it existed? Why or Why not? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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You know those sci-fi teleporters like in Star Trek where you disappear from one location then instantaneously reappear in another location? Do you trust that they are safe to use?

To fully understand my question, you need to understand the safety concerns regarding teleporters as explained in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQHBAdShgYI

spoilerI wouldn't, because the person that reappears aint me, its a fucking clone. Teleporters are murder machines. Star Trek is a silent massacre!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine it malfunctions while you dissappear and you never reappear in another location, getting stuck in the void forever until the end of time

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

New fear unlocked

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

there's that short story by Stephen King called The Jaunt which has something like this. It's pretty good

[โ€“] Thteven 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was longer than I thought.