@stylinstainless As a SciFi fan with a physics degree, I'm very much used to it. Life choices have consequences!
I find it a fun topic to write about though, because it's an a opportunity to talk about two things I like at the same time 😊
>"... Like when they cite the Pauli Exclusion Principle as to why two objects from different universes cannot exist in the same place. The principle is about the quantum state of fermions, like an electron, not whole macroscopic objects...."
It might prevent degenerate matter from two different universes from occupying the same space, but I suppose that would depend on whatever theory was underlining the existence of those parallel universes.
@Pat Sure, but we're not teleporting neutron stars here.
My post was too short to explain exactly what Nina Sharp was saying in that episode, but what she is saying does not relate to the exclusion principle. She's talking about two versions of the same object.
Assuming everything else is possible in the scenario, the principle would block the particles from entering our universe in the first place as the spot is already taken. The effect would not gradually happen after the transport.
I figured that that Fringe episode was probably about the "multiverse", multiple temporal dimensions created by branching alternative possibilities. [E.g., Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (2022)]
After I tooted out that comment I realized that the point of your OP was probably more about stupid, inaccurate science facts in movies generally, than it was about any specific fact.
I'm about to drop another scifi #FTW about a film that is loaded with those silly factual inaccuracies.
I appreciate when a film actually makes an effort to get the science facts right.
@Pat For all its other flaws, at least Big Bang Theory did this bit well. Even as someone in a similar field to Sheldon, the stuff they talked about made sense. Sure, they made up a bunch of stuff too. Even the equations on the white boards were at least relevant, if not exactly describing the problems they were discussing. But that's really a level of detail I don't expect. Most shows use middle school algebra style math and pretend it's advanced physics. Fringe has done it several times 😁
@Pat it's an early episode of season 2 I think, but yes, it's about skipping between multiverses.
The scene would have worked just fine without mentioning the principle at all. I guess the writers just looked up something that sounded relevant. The principle is not straightforward to understand if you don't know quantum mechanics, and is clearer when formulated mathematically.