Using this phenomenon physicists have been able to transfer -- or in effect teleport -- the properties of one particle to another, in the case of atoms over a distance of about half a meter, in the case of photons over tens of kilometers.

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As a case in point, 400 meter dash sprinter Oscar Pistorius inspired millions by making it all the way to the Olympic semi-finals to run his greatest race as a double amputee.

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