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I find the newer Japanese stuff a bit much, honestly. The duck bills are just...ugh. They look good from these sort of angles, but looks pretty dumb from the si
by TylerE 3y ago
I find the newer Japanese stuff a bit much, honestly. The duck bills are just...ugh. They look good from these sort of angles, but looks pretty dumb from the side.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoJapan is full of mountains, and these trains need to repeatedly enter tunnels at high speed. You want to make the pressure change as gradual as possible. How else would you do it?
- bayindirh 3y agoThese duck bills are functional. They make the trains both efficient and quieter. They're modeled after one of the fastest birds on the planet (which I forgot its name).
- esquivalience 3y agoKingfisher I believe. (or... Duck?)
- bayindirh 3y agoYes, it's kingfisher [0]. [0]: https://interestingengineering.com/ie-originals/engineers-muse/season-1/ep-1-how-kingfisher-inspired-bullet-trains https://interestingengineering.com/ie-originals/engineers-mu...