Air Force report calls for $7.5M to study psychic teleportation

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The Air Force has allocated $7.5 million for a study on psychic teleportation, as detailed in the "Teleportation Physics Report" released by the Air Force Research Lab. This funding decision has sparked significant backlash among scientists and critics who view it as an example of wasteful military spending. Many express disbelief at the high cost of the study, questioning why such research would require millions when similar projects could be conducted for much less. The discussion highlights concerns over the allocation of funds, particularly in comparison to investments in more pressing scientific areas like stem cell research, with some advocating for a reallocation of resources to organizations like NASA instead.
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Star Trek fans may be happy to hear that the Air Force has paid to study psychic teleportation.

But scientists aren't so thrilled.

The Air Force Research Lab's August "Teleportation Physics Report," posted earlier this week on the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Web site, struck a raw nerve with physicists and critics of wasteful military spending. [continued]
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Scientists are pretty thin skinned when it comes seeing projects like this funded.
 
7.5M! Is that all? :rolleyes:
 
Seriously. Why the heck do you need 7.5 million to do a study like this? I can't imagine why it would cost more than a few hundred thousand. That alone is a reason to give them a firm no.
 
Amazing. :frown: And how much money is being spent on real research into stuff like stem cells? I sure wish NASA was getting this money.
 

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