'Star Trek' Prototype Tractor Beam Developed By Scientists

originally posted by: Bedlam
You can't "think outside the box" until you understand the box, what the box is made of, how boxes are shaped, and what side of the box you're in.

YES

Iv always been one to remind people of this concept, especially when someone claims that others need to 'think outside thebox' Most of the time, those people don't even understand the boundaries of the box, any of the knowledge the box knows about. Often they appear to be floating miles away from it (metaphorically) that their idea of reality is just so absurdly broken that buzzwords and illogical use of science-ish babbling is all that happens.

It is of course important to push the boundaries... but it is not true that we can do anything we want if we just put our minds to it. With infinite time and scientific development, maybe a rough approximation to 'anything' but within the confines of a single human life... no.. not really.



Besides this technology is not exactly the same as a 'Star-trek' tractor beam and upscaling is likely impossible/fraught with issues that make it non-viable

SONIC TRACTOR BEAM YES!
Ok here is some more cool out of the box tractor beam type stuff that is soooooo very interesting! When theres a will theres a way!


World's First Sonic Tractor Beam Has Been Invented - IGN News