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> When does the next hyperloop leave SF for Tokyo? Never, the whole world has been building more efficient and cost-effective transportation such as high spee
by fabianhjr 5y ago
> When does the next hyperloop leave SF for Tokyo?
Never, the whole world has been building more efficient and cost-effective transportation such as high speed rail.
Some details by Adam Something on the technology itself: "The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, And Here's Why" < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQJgFh_e01g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQJgFh_e01g >
- Robotbeat 5y agoHow is your high speed rail going to get from SF to Tokyo? Perhaps some sort of tunnel? But it’d still take too long and potentially have too much air resistance … unless, since you already have to resist a huge amount of water pressure, you lowered the pressure to that equivalent to the altitude that airplanes fly at or even higher. …Oh no.
- jonathankoren 5y agoAll you need is a radium drill. ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tunnel_(1935_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tunnel_(1935_film)
- fabianhjr 5y agoWell, if you have infinite resources sure. If you wanted to do a non-air and non-boat link your only cost-effective option would be to do surface rail to Alaska and then cross about ~80 kilometers by bridge or tunnel (which is about the same as the Channel Tunnel) Sure as hell a direct tunnel from San Francisco to Tokyo wouldn't be doable. (The US cannot even finish their California high speed rail project)
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoNo? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submerged_floating_tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submerged_floating_tunnel
- fabianhjr 5y agoAh yes, surely something that hasn't been built before can built the first time around for thousands of kilometers and have it be a vacuum chamber at the same time and cheaper than the current well used and proven technologies.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoYes. Of course! With additional pipelines for all sorts of things, and HVDC!1!!