Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Aug 14, 2013 1:14pm
The HyperLoop
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Aug 14, 2013 1:16pm
Elon Musk is boss.
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
Aug 14, 2013 1:24pm
Ill donate $3.50.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Aug 14, 2013 1:29pm
LA to NY in 21 minutes?
Would be cool to have a high-speed train in the States with thirty times the chance of death.
Would be cool to have a high-speed train in the States with thirty times the chance of death.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Aug 14, 2013 1:33pm
So my flying car is put on hold again?
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Aug 14, 2013 1:41pm
Dude works on a ton of exciting stuff.Automatik;1486877 wrote:Elon Musk is boss.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Aug 14, 2013 1:53pm
LOL, California's bullet train is such a spectacular failure...$80B for an average speed barely double normal trains?
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Aug 14, 2013 1:53pm
Would still probably be a net economic benefit in the long run though.gut;1486924 wrote:LOL, California's bullet train is such a spectacular failure...$80B for an average speed barely double normal trains?
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Aug 14, 2013 2:05pm
Anyone else notice the 40 mile turning radius? lol
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Aug 14, 2013 2:22pm
That would be the centrifical force factor, speed, gravity, turning ratio, cabin pressure, material stress .....Raw Dawgin' it;1486940 wrote:Anyone else notice the 40 mile turning radius? lol
I would think it would have been greater...
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Aug 14, 2013 2:27pm
lol 40 mile minimum. Wonder how many people would pass out from gforce if they fuck that up .Belly35;1486946 wrote:That would be the centrifical force factor, speed, gravity, turning ratio, cabin pressure, material stress .....
I would think it would have been greater...
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Aug 14, 2013 2:28pm
Yeah it's not like you can turn on a dime at that speed.Belly35;1486946 wrote:That would be the centrifical force factor, speed, gravity, turning ratio, cabin pressure, material stress .....
I would think it would have been greater...
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Aug 14, 2013 3:28pm
Your mom.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Aug 14, 2013 3:39pm
It would take like 10 seconds to make the turnRaw Dawgin' it;1486940 wrote:Anyone else notice the 40 mile turning radius? lol
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Aug 14, 2013 3:45pm
Passing out would be the least of the problem ... those with weak blatter and intestine ...shitting their pants and pissing... Clean up in Car Loop 2 Please...Raw Dawgin' it;1486950 wrote:lol 40 mile minimum. Wonder how many people would pass out from gforce if they fuck that up .
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Aug 14, 2013 3:47pm
I wasn't concerned with the added time, more of a "holy shit" factor. My commute to work is 45 miles each way, i can't imagine a train making that as one turn in 10 seconds. Fucking crazy.Pick6;1486990 wrote:It would take like 10 seconds to make the turn
lol someone has to test the system to find this out.Belly35;1486996 wrote:Passing out would be the least of the problem ... those with weak blatter and intestine ...shitting their pants and pissing... Clean up in Car Loop 2 Please...
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Aug 14, 2013 3:50pm
I'm wondering if this is anything like theoretical smartphone 4G speeds...in which case, the actual real world speed of this train would be more like 140 mph, not 14000 mph.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Aug 14, 2013 4:01pm
If it's truely feasible, there's no reason it need be public transportation. Make it happen, Mr. Musk.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Aug 14, 2013 4:06pm
I'd feel safer on a train that's going really fast than flying at any speed on a plane.
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Aug 14, 2013 4:23pm
Aren't planes still the safest form of transportation statistically?said_aouita;1487019 wrote:I'd feel safer on a train that's going really fast than flying at any speed on a plane.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Aug 14, 2013 4:31pm
YesFly4Fun;1487026 wrote:Aren't planes still the safest form of transportation statistically?
As for it being safe, the info graphic claims it would be the safest form of transportation. Basically impossible to crash.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Aug 14, 2013 4:41pm
Sitting next to one of those types would probably make a person NEVER want to do that again.Belly35;1486996 wrote:Passing out would be the least of the problem ... those with weak blatter and intestine ...shitting their pants and pissing... Clean up in Car Loop 2 Please...
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Aug 14, 2013 4:44pm
I don't buy that at 14,000 mph. Seems like a lot could wrong.Pick6;1487036 wrote:Yes
As for it being safe, the info graphic claims it would be the safest form of transportation. Basically impossible to crash.
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Aug 14, 2013 9:10pm
Bahaha I'm not too enthusiastic about something that goes 14,000 mph that isn't in the air or space
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Aug 14, 2013 9:15pm
Its my understanding that the top speed of the hyperloop is suggested to be 4000mph. The 14000mph is of a project suggested in the 70s. Though im not sure how much of a difference it makes, because 4000mph is still pretty fucking fast.