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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
There are of course interesting applications of powers like these in realms like combat, terrorism, ideological revolutionary activities, and villainy. (Frankly, the 2-second charge time would not ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
The Hammert economy will work very differently than here on earth.
Given that they can store unlimited items in hyperspace and those items won't age, their economy will be much more efficient. And ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Even if only the Hammert itself can retrieve items from their storage, maybe there is a way to list all items in that storage that can be used to find out if a given (possibly stolen) item is there?
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
A human can easily steal a jewel if they're left unattended with the jewel. Because of this, we are careful with our jewellery. Rule one: Do not leave a hammert unattended with any valuable item.
If I ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
You said that living animals cannot be stored. Perhaps people would take advantage of this feature and have tiny insects living in objects that you wouldn't like someone else to store in hyperspace.
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
It's noticeable
When a Hammert stores an item in hyperspace, it isn't moved there gently, it ceases to exist in our dimension almost instantaneously. This leaves behind a partial vacuum, which ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Nothing is needed
Theft in our society isn't really affected by the thief's ability to store the items the steal, but precisely the thing you brushed off: being watched. Even if no one witnessed the ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
As others have said or implied, this initially reasonable-seeming ability turns out to be vastly overpowered on closer inspection. When fighting, they can just summon a rock above their opponent's ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Cameras and Witnesses
Why use a magical solution when a mundane one will work? If a store has cameras everywhere and keeps inventory of what they have, theft can be prevented. A store might need ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
After a Hammert dies, all of their possessions go to whoever they named in their will.
Your hyperspace Hammert physics seem to obey inheritance laws. Strange, but that is your choice.
To find out ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Hammerts can sense where are the objects that were in their hyperspace storage for a while.
In example they can sense the object for a day, so they can tell where approximately it is, they can tell ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Living animals and sapients cannot be stored in hyperspace
Living Glitter Bomb Animals
So hear me out. Since this is in the distant future people have genetically engineered sticker like creatures ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Three small changes:
All transactions with the hyperspatial storage are logged with place, time and the item deposited/retrieved.
The Hammert authorities can view (but not access) an individual ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Take a page from Bitcoin
Lots of people think that the "crypto" in "cryptocurrency" means that you can keep your assets hidden from everybody else. In such a way you can stash a ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
The ability to move something into hyperspace is akin to fingerprints
Ignoring the value of gloves, when a human tries to take things, they leave fingerprints behind. At first law enforcement doesn't ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
A possibility is a short-range hyperspace disrupter. The Hammerts must have quickly realized the problem and applied to such a solution.
Neither banish nor restore work within a short range of the ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Hammerts accused of theft in a recognizably-human society can be tortured until they summon all items from their personal space...then tortured a bit more to assure the friendly Police Torturer has ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
The magical/Hyperspace system links with the Hammert's mind
If a Hammert tried to Banish something that they know isn't theirs, it won't allow them to.
However, you'll note I said 'Know' - if a ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
Mundane answer
Camera security around precious items, in stores, etc. Audio recording that picks up on the word "Banish" specifically, and triggers alerts. Voice recognition would be ...
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How to prevent theft in a society where everyone has hyperspace storage?
You can make so that the Hammert have a strong code of honor which deeply despise theft, similarly to how samurai despised someone fleeing in battle or not cleaning their honor with their life after ...
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Would this winged human/angel be able to fly?
The center of gravity is off. Solid torso bone, pneumatic circulatory system instead of blood, have the blood be a thick viscous fluid for nutrients and not oxygen transport. Limpet teeth bones. 7 ...
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