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bobc2 said:
Perhaps the closest we could get to instantaneous would be within a Planck time.

Theoretically, and in relation to any physical meaning, I'd agree. All we need to do is increase the accuracy of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4Pi_Microscope" some 1 x 1028 times over, then we're good :)

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