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> with Hyperloop you not only have to secure the stations, but the whole track too I hear this argument a lot, and it personally doesn’t make sense to me. Trai
by colejohnson66 9y ago
> with Hyperloop you not only have to secure the stations, but the whole track too
I hear this argument a lot, and it personally doesn’t make sense to me. Trains tracks in the middle of nowhere have functioned for two centuries.
- Someone 9y agoAnd trains have been attacked for at least 150 years or so (westerns, Lawrence of Arabia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo–Haifa_train_bombings_1948 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo–Haifa_train_bombings_194...), just like stage coaches got attacked for centuries before. On the other hand, technological progress means planes nowadays also can be attacked while in air, using rockets (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17) or (not quite yet, I think), drones. Planes have an advantage for the defense that it is easier for them to randomly change routes.