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I'd also like to see someone assess the economic impact of terrorism on these hyperloop proposals. Isn't that an incredibly juicy target? Hundreds of miles of
by knodi123 13y ago
I'd also like to see someone assess the economic impact of terrorism on these hyperloop proposals.
Isn't that an incredibly juicy target? Hundreds of miles of tube, but bad guys only need to blow up one piece to cripple the tube for a significant amount of time, not to mention those poor souls who are about to be fired from the tube like a bullet.
And let's not forget what a juicy target the capsules are, too. I anticipate the TSA stepping in and drastically increasing both the cost and the delays, not to mention the invasive body checks.
These kinds of attacks are a foregone conclusion, but I keep hearing people talk about how this will be "so much more convenient than an airport, and cheaper too!"
But airplanes are fungible- tubes are not.
- zevyoura 13y agoTrains, and especially HSR, have the same problem. A derailment of a long train can be disastrous, and can kill many passengers (arguably even more than the Hyperloop, since each train carries many more people).