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@dr2chase@ohai.social
2026-07-15 11:25:58

Logged in to Twitter to retrieve these worthy images from a poster session long ago:
#teleportation #commute #biking

A youngish man standing in front of a poster "Would You Rather Teleport or Spend Some Time Commuting? Investigating Individuals Teleportation Preferences" The research was done by Prasanna Humagain (prasanna.hmg@usu.edu) and Patrick Singleton (patrick.singleton@usu.edu). usu.edu is Utah State, Patrick Singleton (the youngish man) is the associate professor there.
A detail; from the poster showing the distribution of "I would rather teleport" versus "I would rather spend some time commuting". More car passengers (76%) and car drivers (73%) would rather teleport than any other group. Only walkers (72%) and bicycle users (65%) have more than half that would prefer to spend some time commuting.
A detail from the poster, showing why people prefer teleporting or not-teleporting. "I would rather teleport": I have other things to do (68%) My commute is a waste of time (41%) I like trying new technology (32%) I dislike most aspects of my commute (29%) I am always in a rush (25%) Other (24%) "I would rather spend some time commuting": I enjoy certain aspects of my commute (76%) I like to use my commute time productively (24%) Teleportation is and always be impossible (17%…