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People should re-read this article carefully. There is an insinuated connection between Musk's Hyperloop plan and the company ET3 and their evacuated tube desig

People should re-read this article carefully. There is an insinuated connection between Musk's Hyperloop plan and the company ET3 and their evacuated tube design, but there is none.

k-mcgrady 13y ago
Thanks for clarifying. I was under the impression ET3 was a stealth company he set up that has been working on Musk's idea. The article doesn't make it clear that the two are not connected.
- knowtheory 13y ago
  Particularly frustrating because Musk has stated over and over and over that his hyperloop idea is not an evacuated tube system.
crntaylor 13y ago
In fact, Elon Musk has said that the Hyperloop is not a vacuum tunnel[0]. [0] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/224406502188916739 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/224406502188916739
- loup-vaillant 13y ago
  Now that I think of it, did he meant "not a vacuum tunnel"? Or did he meant "not a vacuum tunnel"?
  - phryk 13y ago
    My first thought was "Oh, so it's the thing he said it wouldn't be, just above the ground.", too. :P
  - tootie 13y ago
    FTA: "In theory, this elevated tube system" So, yeah. Not a tunnel.
  - jack-r-abbit 13y ago
    The comparison to an air hockey table indicates the opposite to a vacuum. Air hockey tables elevate the puck by blasting streams of air up from the table surface creating a cushion of air for the puck to glide on. Perhaps by saying it is not a "vacuum tunnel" he meant it is an "air tube". :)
- exclipy 13y ago
  But then again, he also said he'd publish something about it within 4 weeks. Of July last year.
easy_rider 13y ago
Yeah, I was about to reply this. The article actually recycles all the stuff we know, and insinuates on one theory that it might possibly be. I first took the 6 seat capsule thing as a given feature for Musk's design, but you need to read the article carefully to find out this is just a hypothesis based on another type of design, which Musk previously stated this is not a vac-tube.
lnanek2 13y ago
Agreed. I noticed that as well and found it kind of scummy. I've read about ET3 and the hyperloop before separately and knew they weren't related.
kyllo 13y ago
Thanks. The article is deeply misleading. I skimmed it and linked to it on Facebook, but I deleted it because it's so disingenuously written. They start off by describing Elon Musk's hyperloop idea, and posting a photo of Musk, then seamlessly switch over to talking about this ET3 company's unassociated project for the rest of the article. Awful journalism.
- calciphus 13y ago
  Not journalism, it's a marketing fluff piece. The author is clearly trying to pump an unsuccessful company with a blurb and thin connection to a rumored Musk project.

People should re-read this article carefully. There is an insinuated connection between Musk's Hyperloop plan and the company ET3 and their evacuated tube design, but there is none.

k-mcgrady 13y ago

Thanks for clarifying. I was under the impression ET3 was a stealth company he set up that has been working on Musk's idea. The article doesn't make it clear that the two are not connected.

knowtheory 13y ago
Particularly frustrating because Musk has stated over and over and over that his hyperloop idea is not an evacuated tube system.

crntaylor 13y ago

In fact, Elon Musk has said that the Hyperloop is not a vacuum tunnel[0]. [0] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/224406502188916739 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/224406502188916739

loup-vaillant 13y ago
Now that I think of it, did he meant "not a vacuum tunnel"? Or did he meant "not a vacuum tunnel"?
- phryk 13y ago
  My first thought was "Oh, so it's the thing he said it wouldn't be, just above the ground.", too. :P
- tootie 13y ago
  FTA: "In theory, this elevated tube system" So, yeah. Not a tunnel.
- jack-r-abbit 13y ago
  The comparison to an air hockey table indicates the opposite to a vacuum. Air hockey tables elevate the puck by blasting streams of air up from the table surface creating a cushion of air for the puck to glide on. Perhaps by saying it is not a "vacuum tunnel" he meant it is an "air tube". :)
exclipy 13y ago
But then again, he also said he'd publish something about it within 4 weeks. Of July last year.

easy_rider 13y ago

Yeah, I was about to reply this. The article actually recycles all the stuff we know, and insinuates on one theory that it might possibly be. I first took the 6 seat capsule thing as a given feature for Musk's design, but you need to read the article carefully to find out this is just a hypothesis based on another type of design, which Musk previously stated this is not a vac-tube.

lnanek2 13y ago

Agreed. I noticed that as well and found it kind of scummy. I've read about ET3 and the hyperloop before separately and knew they weren't related.

kyllo 13y ago

Thanks. The article is deeply misleading. I skimmed it and linked to it on Facebook, but I deleted it because it's so disingenuously written. They start off by describing Elon Musk's hyperloop idea, and posting a photo of Musk, then seamlessly switch over to talking about this ET3 company's unassociated project for the rest of the article. Awful journalism.

calciphus 13y ago
Not journalism, it's a marketing fluff piece. The author is clearly trying to pump an unsuccessful company with a blurb and thin connection to a rumored Musk project.