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InGenAche t1_jadkb1p wrote

>Elon Musk’s innovative idea

Stopped reading here.

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mascachopo t1_jae9qr5 wrote

Came here to say this. Definitely not Musk’s idea.

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Artanthos t1_jaf1byp wrote

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/hyperloop-latest-innovation-pretty-much-series-of-tubes-180955735/#:~:text=The%20hyperloop%20was%20originally%20proposed,startups%E2%80%94seized%20on%20the%20idea.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop

> The Hyperloop, in the initial form proposed by Musk, differs from vactrains by relying on residual air pressure inside the tube to provide lift by aerofoils and propulsion by fans.

Earlier tube systems used pneumatics and had speeds closer to 60mph.

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Artanthos t1_jaezrlt wrote

You might dislike the man, but a lot of his technology and ideas are changing the world.

Burying your head in the sand and denying the technology and ideas is no different than being a flat Earther.

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muscletrain t1_jaf4drf wrote

Elon didn't come up with anything....the Hyperloop has been around for decades and there's reasons why it hasn't been put into fruition. Elon's hyperloop ramblings were just another way to dissuade actual high speed rail in California, because what does Elon sell? Cars.

It's criminal that North America has almost no high speed rail, look at what Spain accomplished in building out there high speed rail since 2005.

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