Transporters

[Meds]

What about items you are carrying? I always had an issue when someone is carrying someone else or touching them during transport. If you are broken down and then put back together then whats to stop both of you becoming one (like Tuvix or even worse The Fly).

That would be the Heisenberg compensator. A bit of technobable they created to address the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Which I never would have learned of if not for star trek.

Really must remember to ask you these questions in the future Chris ;)