Teleportation is a common theme in science fiction, appearing in popular TV shows and movies like Star Trek and The Fly. In Star Trek, teleportation is a well-established technology used to transport people across long distances daily. In The Fly, teleportation is still in its early stages and leads to disastrous results, such as merging the DNA of a fly with a human.
In The Fly, Jeff Goldblum portrays Seth Brundle, a scientist working on a groundbreaking invention that could revolutionize human life. Brundle, who suffers from motion sickness, invents telepods that can instantly transport objects from one location to another. When journalist Veronica Quaife visits his lab, Brundle demonstrates the telepods by teleporting her stocking across the room.
While the telepods work flawlessly with objects, they struggle with living tissue. Brundle’s machine can transport matter between points but has difficulty reconstructing it accurately on the other side, leading to catastrophic consequences.
Realistic Teleportation Challenges
If teleportation were to become a reality, it would differ significantly from its fictional portrayal. For instance, teleportation could not exceed the speed of light, limiting the distance it could cover within a reasonable time frame. Additionally, obstacles like physical barriers and the mass of particles would impede teleportation’s efficiency.
A potential solution could involve converting objects into information, transmitting them as light particles, and then reconstructing them at the destination. This method would focus on teleporting the information of an object rather than its physical form.
Potential Teleportation Process
Real-world teleportation may require capturing the complete information of an object to ensure accurate reconstruction at the destination. This raises questions about the level of detail needed to replicate a person accurately and the challenges of storing and transmitting vast amounts of data.
Even with advanced technology, the transmission times and data storage requirements for teleporting a human remain unfeasible with current capabilities. Without significant technological advancements, personal telepods are unlikely in the near future. The Fly is available for streaming on Peacock.
