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Asked by cezza to Seyyed on 13 Jun 2012.
Question: is it possible to take chocolate out of the tv like on willy wonka?
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Seyyed Shah answered on 13 Jun 2012:
Another very challenging question. I’m impressed.
It may be possible in the future, but not at the moment. Scientists may find that it’s not possible at all. They’re not sure. But, I would welcome a TV that could make chocolate!
It all centres on an equation put forward by Einstein (E=mc2). This equation tells us that energy and matter are interchangeable. Matter is anything made from atoms. So, in theory, we could change any solid object or person into energy, and then back again.
If you’ve every watched Star Trek (my favourite TV show) you will have seen the transporters beaming people to different locations. They convert the matter in a person into energy, and then move the energy to a different place and change it back to matter, and the person re-appears.
Also in Star Trek, they use something called a replicator. This is where energy is converted into an object or something to eat. This is like the Willy Wonka television. If we could convert energy into matter, we could make anything we liked including chocolate!
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Karen commented on :
Its not and I’d hate to think how big I’d end up if it were that freely available!
Seyyed commented on :
Ah, but if you can control what goes into chocolate by changing the different atoms and molecules, you could remove most of the fat from the chocolate and maintain its flavour. It would give much greater control of the nutritional content of the chocolate.