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[Legion]

Sometimes transferring photos aint enough. What if you could actually transfer rock and sodas over the internet? A scanner would scan the object, and generate a 3D map of molecular positioning and atomic structure.The object would then be broken into individual molecules, then into atoms. Now we all know that protons, neutrons, and electrons are electrical pulses, so you could, theoreticlly, send them over a cable line. They would then be reassembled on the other end, then into molecules, then the structure again, by coordination supplied by the 3D model.

[Komataguri]

Someones been watching way to much god damn Star Trek.

[Legion]

Huh? Ive never even SEEN that show.

[Mastermind]

If it were that easy, don't you think it'd already be done? Just because you want to do it doesn't mean it can be. It's a little complex and energy expensive to breakdown and reassemble atoms to their sub-atomic components.

[Legion]

Yeah, but it would be cool.

[Ash]

*Cough* Tron *cough*

ANYTHING can be done in theory. It's putting it into practice that's the problem.

[Legion]

Never seen tron, either.

[Blodo]

And how would you reassemble the atom anyway? The data required to put it perfectly back would require an amazing amout of cpu computing power and bandwidth, else you want to wait 2 days (or more) to transfer a stick of gum to somebody. The machine to reassemble would need to be very closed down to prevent the interference of other atoms into the constructing of the structure, and if as much as dust was in the chamber while reassembling the structutre would probably be ruined.

Besides its a heck of a lot easier just mailing the thing
Its not like its essential to our survival or anything, or will it help in the current endeavours human kind is trying to undertake, e.g. energy sources and space travelling.

[Allied General]

u missed out on some quality film/tv series ideology and theories Prime

[Comrade Kal]

Not to mention many hours of boredom.

[AdmiralGT]

While this sounds like the work of science fiction, something similar has already been done. While I'm unsure of the exact details, what happened was they transferred the behaviour of one atom to another atom some distance away. There was no creation of new atoms, just "data" transferred across faster than the speed of light.

This also brings up the question of if this could be applied to humans, would we be the same person or would be become someone different. We wouldn't be the same atoms anymore.

[Allied General]

Lord Kal lack of patience and understanding shows again

[Comrade Kal]

Lack of wanting to watch utter shite like Star Trek, because it's the dullest programme ever. I'd rather have a life than patience and understanding if it means watching Star Trek.

[Komataguri]

Deep Space Nine and Enterprise were the only good Startreks.

[Shinigami]

Deep Space Nine and Enterprise were the only good Startreks.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Dude, no. TNG was sweet, if for no other reason than simply because of Q.

[Allied General]

exactly, it also had a lot of interesting theories on origins of live and racial ineqaulity.

[Carnivean]

I've attempted to watch star trek at various intervals but always found it to stop being interested afer a short while.

[Komataguri]

Deep Space Nine and Enterprise were the only good Startreks.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Dude, no. TNG was sweet, if for no other reason than simply because of Q.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

TNG is to steralized, Racially and Conceptually. Everything in TNG was perfectly happy magic fun time, and any little problem that popped up could be easily fixed.



DS9 was far more realistic, With people dealing with moral issues, and war, and all shit.

[Shine On]

To be honest i think DSP got better towards the end, there was just something better about it.

Also Voyager was good i think

[Torn]

And how would you reassemble the atom anyway? The data required to put it perfectly back would require an amazing amout of cpu computing power and bandwidth

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So in the future, when this power is available, then it would be possible.