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seems like a lot of people think compromising the vacuum could lead to train derailment and very likely the death of everyone on board (they're traveling at 700
by almostApatriot1 9y ago
seems like a lot of people think compromising the vacuum could lead to train derailment and very likely the death of everyone on board (they're traveling at 700 mph after all)
- MPSimmons 9y agoIt's far less at-risk if it's in a tunnel under the ground.
- jcranmer 9y agoActually, tunnels are riskier than at-grade. A fire in a tunnel is basically a deathtrap, and can even seriously impact people not inside the tunnel (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Street_Tunnel_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Street_Tunnel_fire for an example of the latter).
- seventytwo 9y agoHow would a fire get going in a near-vacuum?