PalaceGuard,

Sir. You Rock!

While I opened the subject, I did so with the qualification that the needed engineering was unrealistic. I also have a theoretical problem with the process.

The uncertainty principle limits the accuracy that you can measure the position of a particle to be a function of its momentum. It order to measure the momentum of a proton, for example, precisely, you need to renounce all knowledge of the proton’s position. Given that the number of proton’s in a human is approximately 10^26, the resulting loss of information would render the transformation useless.

As for the engineering, assuming that each proposed measurement could – in principle – be carried out, you’d still have to perform 10^26 measurements in 3 seconds or so, if we are to retain the Star Trek metaphor. That’s not CPU clicks now, that’s real world measurements. Further, you’d have to pre-establish 10^26 entangled pairs before the teleportation could occur.

There’s no way that could be done in real time.

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