Super fast travel Hyperloop transport system

[Thor.]

They could add a maintenance line for workers just in case of a problem like you mentioned, any big problem seems impossible at first, Just like the car was back when.

And yup my suspicion is correct, most of his projects are out of his pockets.

 

 

If he has a idea, it gets done no matter what.

Edited July 25, 2013 by Thor.

[Vindekarr]

Not to mention, all a mentally ill person with an axe to grind with society would need to do in order to kill a few thousand people would be damage the internal structure. You'd have to monitor the inside and outside, along the entire length, 24/7 because not only is this an incredibly delicate machine and easy to break, but if you broke it, you could do unimaginable damage and cause horrendous loss of life. And there is a worryingly large number of people in American to whom that is an appealing thought.

 

And Tesla is bankrupt where I'm from Vagrant. They arrived 3 years ago claiming that they'd basically re-invented the wheel. People realised they were basically selling a $450,000.00 Holden Volt with extra cut holders, and bought Bentleys instead. They've sold 11 cars since they arrived, and of that, 9 were bought by Tesla dealers.

Edited July 25, 2013 by Vindekarr

[Thor.]

You can't Change Vindikarrs point of view, he's a pure motorist and i think he is anti electric car lol. And a engineer to, and car purist :thumbsup: . I have nothing against that, because he's won several events like the high profile Nurburgring 24hour. I wonder how the Tesla would perform on that track :smile:

 

Even if Tesla goes under the man behind it will make sure its up there in the markets, because he's rich lol. Not to mention the cars are backed by the government and he gets subsidies per car made and sold.

Edited July 25, 2013 by Thor.

[Vindekarr]

That isn't correct. As much as I love cars and driving, I am a realist, and I know full well that we're witnessing the twilight of internal combustion vehicles. And that doesn't sadden me at all. As a matter of fact even I would consider it good riddance. We can't just keep polluting the planet and expect not to suffer as a result. Certainly, cars aren't wholly responsible, but anything we can do to reduce our carbon footprint is a good thing, and the end of the petrol engine is one thing I look forward to. As for public transport? well, I catch a train to work, and I'd be happy to see my tax dollars go toward some better rail networks and newer, less stinky/noisy/uncomfortable/horrible trains.

 

I don't oppose this because it's public transport-I firmly believe we need to start coming up with better public transit systems. But this isn't it. It's too flawed, it's too expensive, and from an engineering perspective, it's just not going to be possible any time soon. Maybe ask me again in 30 years.

 

And Thor, as I've told you three times, I've won the Nurburgring 24 hour in GRAN TURISMO and in Gran Turismo only. I HAVE watched the N24 in real life, but I'm not that sort of race driver. I drive race cars for fun at a state level, and will hopefully be able to get a drive in the ARC soon, but I'm hardly a Prototype driver, and the sooner you realize that, the better.

[Thor.]

Okay, that's not what i heard??? strange for the misinformation, i to would try the 24hour nurburgring, but that would ruin my ps3, risk of overheating. :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

 

I was okay and your driving history kind of made sense???, I don't recall the 3 times you mentioning it was a ps3 victory, just that you won the Nurburgring???????

Edited July 25, 2013 by Thor.

[Vagrant0]

You can't Change Vindikarrs point of view, he's a pure motorist and i think he is anti electric car lol.

 

It's not really about any of that. Historically, even building a new highway in the USA is a nightmare that usually takes between 3 and 10 years before any ground even gets broken. Even adding additional lanes to existing highways can take several years of construction bogged down by various labor disputes, and that's only in Ohio. Care to guess how long it takes to build anything in Illinois? Even the best funded project would go broke just trying to grease all the palms needed to build across the Midwest. Nevermind all the money that cities stand to lose because of people moving elsewhere and commuting, or the lack of tolls gathered from typical commuting.

 

I could see them having some sort of prototype built somewhere as a proof of concept within the next few years... But definitely not anything close to a viable travel network.

[JimboUK]

They probably wouldn't need to tunnel if they are being tethered like a monorail system above ground. Using only flat services or under water.

Digging would be a problem, but they could in theory give money to farmers and add the monorail lines across open fields, like wind power today.

 

They would also need stabilizers in case of earthquakes, or bury them in fault lines, or bypass unstable ground. Sense they travel so fast anyways, it wouldn't need shortcuts.

 

I could see this be a problem with japan sense its on a fault line to begin with. Technically speaking it is a fault line.

 

You would still need to tunnel, there would be hills or mountains in the way and you can't go around them at that speed, you can't just "bypass" unstable ground either, it would have to go over or under it. Those pictures suggests he thinks this can be done without a vacuum, that alone shows he hasn't got a clue. The pressure that would build up in front of the capsule would be incredible, more than enough to destroy any airbed the thing supposed to be gliding along on and possibly enough to destroy the tunnel/pipe itself. You could have the pipe/tunnel partly open but that would expose it to the elements where a gust of wind could be catastrophic.

[Vindekarr]

I stand by my earlier statement; Musk's a rich idiot who likes playing scientist.

[Thor.]

This video explained it further, even though its 4 years old.

 

China has been using it for awhile now.

 

Edited July 26, 2013 by Thor.

[JimboUK]

http://nautil.us/blog/hyperloop-or-hype-can-elon-musks-wild-transport-idea-work Several experts give their opinion, they're not impressed.