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07-25-2020, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by SparkySmith
Good analysis with some good comments. Clearly the winning comment is from the guy who recommends we leverage emerging transporter technology from Georgia Tech. He is right, a Star Trek transporter would devastate our industry. We need to prepare for that.
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07-25-2020, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bainite
You could be turned into an evil version of yourself in the transporter and then start stealing booze and hitting on all the female crew, basically turned into a navy pilot.
lol, nice reference
07-25-2020, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Bainite
You could be turned into an evil version of yourself in the transporter and then start stealing booze and hitting on all the female crew, basically turned into a navy pilot.
07-25-2020, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by iaflyer
Even the large 737-900ER order has had changes during the run. Example, the early airplanes had different landing lights than later planes - so just the 737-900ER fleet will have differing part numbers within the sub-fleet.
07-25-2020, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Bainite
You could be turned into an evil version of yourself in the transporter and then start stealing booze and hitting on all the female crew, basically turned into a navy pilot.
07-25-2020, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by beis77
Even in Star Trek they still used shuttle craft. Heck, Dr. McCoy hated the transporter. So there’s that. Even if/when that technology emerges in a couple hundred years (or whenever), that would certainly decimate the cargo industry, but there will always be those pax that say “no way”. Heck, how many transporter malfunctions did they have in the series? Thanks but no thanks. When that time comes, sign me up for my Galileo Class type rating
07-25-2020, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
Besides, didn't Jeff Goldblum do a documentary on this technology a little while back? Everyone wants to save a few bucks getting to MCO though I guess. People might risk death to be replaced by a clone on the other side if it means getting the fare down a bit but today's "cleanliness stadards" are nothing compared to what will be required with that...
https://youtu.be/ECdZd74fAe4
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