Teleportation breakthrough with atoms =D

[Doobrey]

mikeymike wrote:
I'm sure Microsoft will have a Release Candidate out soon!

And who in their right mind would trust their body to a Microsoft powered teleporter ?
Imagine how many viruses you`d have when you got reassembled !

[Doobrey]

A couple of things have been floating in my head after hearing about this..
 1. What happens to the original atom?
 If this experiment could be scaled up to scan an living thing,would the original still be OK, or would it have been affected/altered by the scanning?

 2. As well as its potential use as a teleport, couldn`t it be used as a duplicator?

[Doobrey]

Yep, I knew the whole matter conservation thingy.
What I meant was if the orignal atom was changed in anyway by the experiment.
 If for example, you could scan a nice fluffy bunny wabbit and create a replica at the other end(out of matter found there), would the original end up looking like one of the failured experiments from "The Fly", or would it still be hopping around oblivious to what just happened?

And then there`s the silly questions that pop into my mind late at night...
 If cloning/duplication by this method worked, I could make a clone of myself.
 What would happen if I shot my clone?
 Would I be convicted for murder or for commiting suicide ?
 Since the original me is still alive, would it be a crime at all ?

[Doobrey]

T_Bone wrote:
that year of lag really dampens the conversation.

Not really, it`ll be just like trying to phone my ISP`s helpline..
 "Hello and welcome to CheapCo, calls cost 50p per minute,calls could last as long as 37 years".