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22. Okay now you're talking crazy

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 04:56 PM

Aug 2013

Just listen to yourself.

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Inside the Hyperloop: the pneumatic travel system faster than the speed of sound [View all] dkf Aug 2013 OP

Elon Musk can make things happen. Tesla. Solar City. SpaceX. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #1

Who wants to be the first?! (Not me!) reformist2 Aug 2013 #2

Rider you mean? Yeah I'll wait for them to iron out the kinks dkf Aug 2013 #3

Kinks would be bad. pscot Aug 2013 #6

... NuclearDem Aug 2013 #4

cost prohibitive? Electric Monk Aug 2013 #5

Musk claims it would cost a fraction of high-speed rail. DirkGently Aug 2013 #7

Elon Musk Admits Hyperloop Is Maybe Too Crazy to Build Starry Messenger Aug 2013 #8

I smell a science fiction movie. "Attack Of The Hyperloop Blob People". Safetykitten Aug 2013 #9

Hyperloop Inferno: Circle of Fire! DirkGently Aug 2013 #10

This combination of 'pneumatic' and 'faster than sound' seems rather strange muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #11

My queasy stomach is not re-assured but the idea is fascinating. dkf Aug 2013 #12

Now imagine a vacuum in front of the pod Recursion Aug 2013 #14

Now imagine the air from behind rushing past the pod muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #18

it is unlikely that it would be driven by air pressure Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #19

Maglev seems physically feasible muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #20

But a car isn't usually 6 feet tall Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #21

No, a car is considerably shorter, and thus this is easier to get into muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #23

30 minutes from LA to SF? XemaSab Aug 2013 #13

Just for the record Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #15

I'm pretty sure it was Josh Groban Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #17

Okay now you're talking crazy Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #22

this is going to be even bigger than the Segway. nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #16