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What if you have an enclosed track in a partial vacuum that runs up along a mountain and exits where the air is thinner? Everest is 8.8km tall, and air at that
by infogulch 12y ago
What if you have an enclosed track in a partial vacuum that runs up along a mountain and exits where the air is thinner? Everest is 8.8km tall, and air at that height has 1/3 the pressure as at sea level [1]. If you can build a 1km tower on top to extend the track, you can get down to 1/4 the pressure.
[1]: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/air-altitude-pressure-d_462.html http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/air-altitude-pressure-d_46...
- Phlarp 12y agoSounds like a modified hyperloop
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