Ever wished if teleportation was real? Just think about all the possibilities you could achieve by the simple act of moving quickly from one location to another. Unfortunately, it’s not quite possible for humans to achieve this—at least for now. However, I have come up with an idea that might just enable us to do the exact thing stated otherwise. This analogy is different from my previous one on Quantum Tennis, as this article explores more of the biology behind teleportation rather than physics. So, without further ado, let’s jump right in.
Understanding Teleportation
First, let’s lay a general understanding of what teleportation is. In science fiction, teleportation is the hypothetical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. Simplifying, this means that teleportation is when a person travels from one point to another without actually having to move through space. My analogy is a bit different. It gives you the feeling of teleportation, but you must travel through space—and the only way to achieve this is by traveling very fast.
Slowing Down Time
One approach to simulate teleportation is by slowing down the world around you. If everything else moves slower, your normal actions will seem incredibly fast to an observer. This concept ties into Einstein’s theory of time dilation, where massive objects slow down time due to their gravitational influence. However, creating a location on Earth that negates the curvature already caused by the planet’s mass is practically impossible.
This led me to explore a new concept—exotic matter. Exotic matter is a hypothetical kind of matter with both negative energy density and negative pressure, meaning it has negative mass. If mass causes a gravitational pull that slows down time, then theoretically, exotic matter could cause a repelling force that speeds up time. Wearing or surrounding yourself with exotic matter could make time flow faster for you. To others, you would appear as though you were moving at superhuman speeds. However, upon further reflection, I realized that exotic matter might not actually speed up time, as its gravitational effects could still increase the distance that light must travel, thereby slowing time instead. Still, if there are exceptions to this rule, exotic matter might hold the key to simulated teleportation.
Biological Approach to Teleportation
A second analogy involves human biology rather than physics. What does it mean to move or react faster? It means that one can process information at an accelerated rate. We see examples of this in nature—mice, for example, appear to move much faster relative to their size. According to data from speedofanimals.com, a mouse’s 13 km/h speed is equivalent to a human moving at 260 km/h when adjusted for scale. However, size also influences heart rate, which affects metabolism and reaction speed.
If reaction speed is tied to heart rate, then theoretically, if a human’s heart rate increased to one billion beats per second, they could process information at an extraordinarily fast pace. This would allow them to react to incoming objects, like a baseball, with god-like precision. To others, they would appear to move at lightning speed, when in reality, they are simply experiencing time more slowly than those around them. This phenomenon is demonstrated in the X-Men movie Days of Future Past, where the character Quicksilver perceives everything around him in slow motion while he moves at a normal pace.
The Teleportation Illusion
By having an exceptionally high reaction speed, one could walk or move so quickly that to others, it would appear as if they had teleported. This is not actual teleportation, as it still involves traversing space, but to an observer, the effect would be indistinguishable. Instead of bending the laws of physics, we could use biological enhancements to make teleportation feel real.
Conclusion
Teleportation may not necessarily involve the transfer of matter without movement through space. Instead, it could be the ability to react and process information at such an accelerated rate that movement appears instantaneous to everyone else. Perhaps the future of teleportation lies not in breaking the laws of physics, but in enhancing the biological capabilities of the human body.