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That's not it. From this article about Musk going to the UK[0], "it also can’t have a right of way issue, where people have to give up their homes." Your idea w
by w1ntermute 14y ago
That's not it. From this article about Musk going to the UK[0], "it also can’t have a right of way issue, where people have to give up their homes." Your idea would be no different from high-speed rail in that regard.
0: http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/19/elon-musk-with-jobs-gone-google-will-win-mobile-and-look-out-for-the-hyperloop/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/19/elon-musk-with-jobs-gone-go...
- jacquesm 14y agoAh, good catch! Now I'm really curious...
- jacquesm 14y agoHow about underground? Pretty capital intensive and a lot more work than aboveground but it would get around the right-of-way issues. Access at various intervals would be very expensive though. But at least it would be possible (with a space based loop not so much).
- w1ntermute 14y agoMusk also said it would cost less than going by plane. Unless he has some novel approach to creating underground tunnels that's radically cheaper than existing methods, I don't see how this could be possible.