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That's only about half the speed that the hyperloop is being advertised at, though. That route is claiming ~500km/h, which would put you from SF to LA in about
by Groxx 13y ago
That's only about half the speed that the hyperloop is being advertised at, though. That route is claiming ~500km/h, which would put you from SF to LA in about an hour, if this site is accurate: http://www.mapcrow.info/Distance_between_Los_Angeles_US_and_San_Francisco_US.html http://www.mapcrow.info/Distance_between_Los_Angeles_US_and_...
Which is not to imply that's not an incredible feat - the Shinkansens are awesome, and work. Just that things get harder practically exponentially as you increase speed, so doubling it is a very, very big jump.
- snogglethorpe 13y agoSure, I was just responding to the subthread about the feability of long-distance precise/safety-critical tunnel-construction in seismically active areas. Nobody knows what hyperloop is anyway (and it's not even clear that Musk actually has a real plan), so it's hard to say much about the details! :]