Trafika Europe 14 - Italian Piazza

The Man at One Kelvin Degrees on the opposite side resembled a huge black insect, ready to grab its prey. The ‘cupboard’ was a little taller than Goldbach: the ‘insect ’ grazed the vaulted ceiling. I wound the holographic film fast forward until the point where Goldbach started to illustrate the experiment ’s scientific details. He seemed calm and relaxed, his voice soft and low, his English perfect. “As you all know, we are here to witness an epoch- making event whose outcome could influence the future of mankind as a whole. I’m talking about the first-ever demonstration of quantum teleportation of an object of macroscopic size. The sphere you see in that niche in the machine on my left will be transferred instantly to this other device. And I mean instantly, not at the speed of light…” I wound the recording forward. Goldbach’s explanation lasted a good twenty minutes, and I had no intention of listening to it again. While the film sped forward, with the scientist moving ultra-fast, the scene in 3D appeared surreal. I reached the point where the lights were dimming, the insect was emitting a menacing drone, and the small sphere was lifting itself a few centimeters. Instead of teleporting, the machine started to produce strange rhythmic sounds – like someone sneezing. Goldbach frowned. I’d already noticed his expression

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