It turns out that that scan-and-reassemble type of teleportation is actually possible thanks to a property of quantum mechanics called “quantum entanglement.” Quantum entanglement occurs when two or more particles are forced to hold mutually exclusive states, so determining one simultaneously determines the other.
Think of it like ordering takeout at a fast food joint. If you order both a burger and a grilled chicken sandwich, you don’t know which is which before opening the boxes. But as soon as you open one, you immediately know what’s in the other without looking. This is true regardless of how far away the second box is.
