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Imagine if this could be used for communication (probably not, but you never know). That means you could have communication between two mechanical entities at t
by jxcole 15y ago
Imagine if this could be used for communication (probably not, but you never know). That means you could have communication between two mechanical entities at the opposite sides of the earth without worrying about pesky radio wave things like line of sight and increased signal strength requirements over a distance.
But a more appropriate answer is that there probably could be some sort of application, but unless we start building stuff we won't know what we're capable of and will be unable to engineer cool gizmos that use it.
- pasbesoin 15y agoI'm just skimming comments and haven't fully absorbed the context, but even without FTL, being able to communicate "directly" (e.g. "through" the Earth) would significantly reduce signal travel time, compared to running around the Earth on fiber or, longer yet, via bounced radio waves. For one, financial market traders would have a field day with such.