A version of the banker in the "real" world will continue to exist, and the sand you throw might also encode a virtual copy of the banker later. If the sand fl

A version of the banker in the "real" world will continue to exist, and the sand you throw might also encode a virtual copy of the banker later. If the sand flies just right, the copy might feel that it actually arose into it's tortorous existence because of your action of throwing the sand. In that case, the copy feels pain. The original banker continues existing unaffected (and calls the cops).