My FTL Challenge

[AV1611VET]

A team of scientists learn to beam an object from Earth to Planet Timbuktu, sixteen million lights years away, in 1/10 of a second.

Would you nominate them for a Nobel prize?

 

[chevyontheriver]

A team of scientists learn to beam an object from Earth to Planet Timbuktu, sixteen million lights years away, in 1/10 of a second.

Would you nominate them for a Nobel prize?

Only if they could also beam something back from said planet with authentication.

I have been beaming things to that very same planet for years. Keys, tools, socks, cell phones, my mind. But they never come back. And nobody believes me when I tell them that I beamed them there is an attempt worthy of the Nobel Prize.

 

[Landon Caeli]

A team of scientists learn to beam an object from Earth to Planet Timbuktu, sixteen million lights years away, in 1/10 of a second.

Would you nominate them for a Nobel prize?

Yes, immediately.

 

[Sabertooth]

The OP reminds me of...

The bartender says "We don't serve Tachyons here."

A Tachyon walks into a bar.

 

[Brother-Mike]

Presuming that all of your scenarios are either a) insane, and/or b) logic riddles, then they should not be awarded anything for "learning" (your wording) how to beam matter, but actually achieving it

 

[Kylie]

A team of scientists learn to beam an object from Earth to Planet Timbuktu, sixteen million lights years away, in 1/10 of a second.

Would you nominate them for a Nobel prize?

Sure, why not.

How is this a challenge?

 

[AV1611VET]

Sure, why not.

How is this a challenge?

Tough questions, aren't they?

 

[Kylie]

Tough questions, aren't they?

No, not in the slightest.

You could start a thread called, "My Punishment Challenge" and ask people if they thought criminals should be punished and it would be about as difficult as this.

 

[Yttrium]

A team of scientists learn to beam an object from Earth to Planet Timbuktu, sixteen million lights years away, in 1/10 of a second.

Would you nominate them for a Nobel prize?

I remain too skeptical of the achievement to nominate them. Nope, sorry.

 

[AV1611VET]

I remain too skeptical of the achievement to nominate them. Nope, sorry.

If you did it yourself, would you blame anyone for being skeptical?

 

[Yttrium]

If you did it yourself, would you blame anyone for being skeptical?

Not at all.

 

[AV1611VET]

Not at all.

Even if it cost you a Nobel?

 

[Yttrium]

Even if it cost you a Nobel?

It's okay. I'll earn the Nobel by repackaging it as a disintegration ray.

 

[AV1611VET]

It's okay. I'll earn the Nobel by repackaging it as a disintigration ray.

If those on Planet Timbuktu accused you of being deceptive, would they be wrong?

 

[Yttrium]

If those on Planet Timbuktu accused you of being deceptive, would they be wrong?

How would they know about it? All they would know is that objects are suddenly dropping in on them.

(And how would I know that they knew?)

 

[AV1611VET]

How would they know about it? All they would know is that objects are suddenly dropping in on them.

(And how would I know that they knew?)

You sent a note detailing what you did, where you did it, when you did it, how you did it, why you did it, what order you did it in, how long it took you to do it, why it took you that long, and who the eyewitnesses were.

And besides, it wouldn't matter if they knew about it or not.

If you were accused of being deceptive, your accusers would be wrong, wouldn't they?

 

[Yttrium]

If you were accused of being deceptive, your accusers would be wrong, wouldn't they?

Well, sure, if they have all the details then there's no deception.

 

[AV1611VET]

Well, sure, if they have all the details then there's no deception.

Thank you for an honest answer.

 

[Lost4words]

A team of scientists learn to beam an object from Earth to Planet Timbuktu, sixteen million lights years away, in 1/10 of a second.

Would you nominate them for a Nobel prize?

My mate would, if that 'object', was his mother in law!

 

[Bungle_Bear]

You sent a note detailing what you did, where you did it, when you did it, how you did it, why you did it, what order you did it in, how long it took you to do it, why it took you that long, and who the eyewitnesses were.

And besides, it wouldn't matter if they knew about it or not.

If you were accused of being deceptive, your accusers would be wrong, wouldn't they?

More context required. Does the evidence they have align with the claim in your note? I think they could reasonably accuse you of deception if the evidence contradicts what your note claims.