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Really? How? Couldn't the train stop if the pressure starts to go up too high? It sounds a bit like saying, a broken rail _anywhere_ in a train network causes a

Really? How? Couldn't the train stop if the pressure starts to go up too high? It sounds a bit like saying, a broken rail _anywhere_ in a train network causes a derailment and massive loss of life. Train drivers can't see broken tracks until it's too late to stop.

dredmorbius 9y ago
1. Pressure. 2. Speed. 1600 km/s is pretty snappy. Thunderf00t tends to wibble on a bit and repeat repeat himself, but he does make his point. Relevant bits start about 6m22s. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z48pSwiDLIM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z48pSwiDLIM Or at 10m28s in this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RNFesa01llk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RNFesa01llk
- SolarNet 9y ago
  I'm sorry isn't this the guy that has a creepy obsession with Anita Sarkessian and that associates with ~Nazis~ anti-semitic misogynistic racists.
  - dredmorbius 9y ago
    He definitely has commented on Sarkeesian, and critiques some elements of feminism, a few of whom richly deserve it. That's not an area I'm particularly interested in, and I've not followed his videos there. His critiques of poorly-conceived technological concepts, in particular the "Solar Freakin' Roadways" scam, and Hyperloop, strike me as largely on-mark (if repetitious and self-rightous). I'm not familiar with any Nazi or other associations, though that would be most unfortunate. RationalWiki addresses some of this: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Thunderf00t http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Thunderf00t It has no bearing on the technical criticisms addressed above, however.
    - SolarNet 9y ago
      His comments on Anita Sarkeesian are creepy and obsessive. Let alone the fact he blatantly and deceptively edits her videos to make his point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bVqfQvXP2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bVqfQvXP2o . If he's dishonest (not that he's wrong, but that he's dishonest) about basic social studies why should I trust his science? Let alone his experimental results? To be fair he recently disassociated himself from the alt-right ("not") nazis. So there is that at least.
- rdtsc 9y ago
  > 2. Speed. 1600 km/s is pretty snappy Way too snappy. Surely you meant /h not /s
  - dredmorbius 9y ago
    Wups, yes. My error.

dredmorbius 9y ago

1. Pressure. 2. Speed. 1600 km/s is pretty snappy. Thunderf00t tends to wibble on a bit and repeat repeat himself, but he does make his point. Relevant bits start about 6m22s. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z48pSwiDLIM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z48pSwiDLIM Or at 10m28s in this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RNFesa01llk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RNFesa01llk

SolarNet 9y ago
I'm sorry isn't this the guy that has a creepy obsession with Anita Sarkessian and that associates with ~Nazis~ anti-semitic misogynistic racists.
- dredmorbius 9y ago
  He definitely has commented on Sarkeesian, and critiques some elements of feminism, a few of whom richly deserve it. That's not an area I'm particularly interested in, and I've not followed his videos there. His critiques of poorly-conceived technological concepts, in particular the "Solar Freakin' Roadways" scam, and Hyperloop, strike me as largely on-mark (if repetitious and self-rightous). I'm not familiar with any Nazi or other associations, though that would be most unfortunate. RationalWiki addresses some of this: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Thunderf00t http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Thunderf00t It has no bearing on the technical criticisms addressed above, however.
  - SolarNet 9y ago
    His comments on Anita Sarkeesian are creepy and obsessive. Let alone the fact he blatantly and deceptively edits her videos to make his point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bVqfQvXP2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bVqfQvXP2o . If he's dishonest (not that he's wrong, but that he's dishonest) about basic social studies why should I trust his science? Let alone his experimental results? To be fair he recently disassociated himself from the alt-right ("not") nazis. So there is that at least.
rdtsc 9y ago
> 2. Speed. 1600 km/s is pretty snappy Way too snappy. Surely you meant /h not /s
- dredmorbius 9y ago
  Wups, yes. My error.