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Uh huh. Scientist: "As you can see here, we've demonstrated quantum teleportation across an unprecedented--" Journalist: "Teleportation?! Like in Star Trek
by Cushman 14y ago
Uh huh.
Scientist: "As you can see here, we've demonstrated quantum teleportation across an unprecedented--"
Journalist: "Teleportation?! Like in Star Trek?"
Scientist: "Uh, no. *Quantum* teleportation is a different--"
Journalist: "So you didn't send anybody through a wormhole or anything?"
Scientist: "No. What we've demonstrated is the ability to--"
Journalist: "It just seems like a bit of a mistake to call it 'teleportation'."
Scientist: "Yes, I can see that now."
- zxtang 14y agoAs always, there's an xkcd for that: http://xkcd.com/465/ http://xkcd.com/465/
- waterlesscloud 14y agoWhat do you imagine they thought teleportation meant when they appropriated it?