Not too long ago, we were convinced England had a real chance of winning the World Cup. We’ve recently also bought into the idea that David Cameron is equipped to run the country.

But here’s a delusion to make all others pale in comparison – one third of Britons believe that they’ll be teleporting in a few years time. Teleporting. In a few years time.

A recent survey by Cisco – the computer giant, not the tiny, silver-haired R&B star – asked respondents to give an indication of when they thought certain technologies would be available.

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