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Interesting takeaways here around the logic behind the Boring Company that weren't clear from the spec video released earlier this week: Cost savings breaks do
by OrwellianChild 9y ago
Interesting takeaways here around the logic behind the Boring Company that weren't clear from the spec video released earlier this week:
Cost savings breaks down by:
1) Narrower tubes - less cross-sectional area means cheaper tunneling
2) Continuous tunneling/reinforcing - no stops to build tunnel walls. (Seattle's Bertha did this.)
3) More power = faster execution (not clear on details of this one)
Seems not to address different materials/geology in different depths. Also, no mention of regulatory burdens to approve digging underneath existing property rights. (two things I know nothing about)