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Date: 24 January 2008 22:22:31
I've said it before, and the other night I said it again - life would be much better if someone would actually get on and invent teleportation as seen in Star Trek.
Think of the possibilities. Fancy having lunch in Barbados, but have to be back at work by 2? You could do it! Want to visit your far-flung friends but don't fancy a slow crawl down the motorway to get there? Sorted! Running late for that all important dinner date? Not any more, you're not! Want to go out for the evening, but concerned about your personal safety getting there and back? Have no fear, the answer is here! It would save us so much time, and probably a heck of a lot of money that we currently spend on transport costs and the like.
However, the voice of reason (i.e. Housemate Dude) quickly spotted a potential problem that I'd overlooked. As with any new invention designed for good, there are bound to be some people who'll try to misuse it for their own gain. What's to stop a burglar teleporting into your house, grabbing as many of your possessions as they can carry and disappearing again? Perhaps we should only be able to teleport in and out of public spaces; or maybe adopt Housemate Chez's suggestion, which involves the teleportation beams automatically cutting out after an unauthorised person enters the room, effectively leaving them trapped there.
So, you see, it's not as ridiculous an idea as it looks. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I wonder why we don't invest hugely in it. Of course, there are probably more vital things I should be thinking about, but that's another matter. Beam me up...