> After reading The Jaunt by Stephen King, I was on edge for a day or two afterwards. The story has been optioned [1], will be interesting if it does come out

> After reading The Jaunt by Stephen King, I was on edge for a day or two afterwards. The story has been optioned [1], will be interesting if it does come out as a feature film. What would be really interesting is if it is used as a platform for different storytelling angles. Instead of coming out insane, someone comes out, Anathem-1,000-Apert-avout-like, with incanting-like powers from meditating for so long. The Buddhists would get a kick out of that; imagine being able to meditate without physical need for far longer than the 10,000 year increments so popular in Buddhist stories. Then put in savage plot twists: the venerated Buddhist sage is sent through and comes out blubbering insane, but an affable Cajun-drawling redneck scientist goes through and comes out with telekinetic and world tracking powers. [1] http://io9.gizmodo.com/stephen-kings-teleportation-tale-the-jaunt-will-be-a-1691295953 http://io9.gizmodo.com/stephen-kings-teleportation-tale-the-...