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This is sad. Flight is the most contaminating form of transportation.
by arximboldi 9y ago
This is sad. Flight is the most contaminating form of transportation.
- rconti 9y agoEnjoy your 12 hour train ride.
- namibj 9y agoYou can get a ride with under 2 hours, if you do an actual express train.... see the ICE Sprinter Berlin-Munich, which has more stops than necessary, and does not even drive at the seed we have the technology for.
- rconti 9y agoI'm familiar with trains, I'm just saying the option between SF and LA is... not really any option.
- arximboldi 9y agoWell sure, but a high speed train could be built, right? In Spain (not really a high-tech country overall) there are trains connecting the country corner to corner with trains that go at like 300 KM/Hour average. Considering that train stations are central, plus there is no need to be there like 2 hours before, plus you can easily work there, etc. it is way faster and more convenient than flight, and of course way more ecological. I'm sure a little of all that VC money can be used to build such infrastructure... I got lots of downvotes for my original comment, but really, the amount of CO2 emitted by air travel is appalling. I understand it is hard to avoid in many situations, but at least let me feel sad about it.
- golem14 9y agoThat's generally my experience in Germany and Switzerland as well. Unless there are multiple hops involved e.g. Zurich-Würzburg with long waits in places like Stuttgart. If you have a non-stop connection it's great to work on a modern ice train with internet access.
- chronic193 9y agoI'll take the cheapest mode of transport available. Whether it's coal or oil or wind powered, I, and billions of other people in the world, could care less for the environment. My wallet matters more.