How many time have you thought.. "If only I could teleport up that snow and ice covered hill", or "If only I could go back in time and change what I said or did!"? Well according to the physicist, Dr Michio Kak, these fantasies may be getting closer to reality everyday. We are all guilty of watching movies such as Star Wars, Transformers, and Star Trek and think, "Now how cool would that be?"
Teleportation
After reading and watching many works of Science fiction, Dr. Michio Kak has came to the conclusion that it is only a matter of time till we will be able to do these things, its all based off the basic rules of physics. Take the idea of teleportation. It has already been done on a very small scale with atoms. However it was only 600 molecules, and humans have 50 trillion cells, meaning we will need to wait a bit more. On the rate that scientists are going, it will take a few more centuries, but it's still fascinating to think about!
Time Travel
I know that in more than one occasion I have had the desire to go back in time to either relive a memory, or change the way something happened. Unfortunately the offer of time travel, does not include this. If it did, I personally would be afraid on what would happen. Dr. Kak mention that, yes, time is like a river, but has many things blocking it. This means that altering time is not possible. However there may be a chance one day where you can either go back in time to see your long lost Aunt, or one day meet your great granddaughter.
What Dr. Kak is saying to us is that we are learning things everyday that will make our wildest dreams become reality. Technology and science are both improving, and we need to sit back and watch it unfold.
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To read more on Dr Michio Kak, and see where I found this information go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8221009.stm
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