!agree

UK is a real bummer these days

soon it'll be against the law to sell two for one junk meals

then we'll all be crying

they haven't though

it's just pushed the black market trade into prominence lol

and they've penalised the people paying for legal tobacco by such a crazy amount they actually end up buying more, and thus, smoking more

in the UK I can assure you that black market tobacco is easy to procure

if you're saying otherwise, I'd be curious as to where you're located I guess

the poor are using the black market, 9 to 10 pounds for fifty grams of golden virginia?

they aren't stupid

even at 13, which is the highest I've heard of for a dodge packet, you're saving a lot

ofc you've got potentially dodgy tobacco quality to factor in, too

lol even well off people will buy it, it is a curious way to go about curbing smoking

😦

I'm not sure if it's working out, I've not seen any recent figures citing revenue for tobacco into the treasury since the new legislation passed

worth looking into

I'm quite open to the possibility the government just wants to tax those with the least representation, but that's what all parties seemingly have done in the UK since the dawn of democracy

we are so massively taxed with tobacco it's insane

all this new legislation's done is help move the tobacco industry's average purchase price by over 100%

Apologies Canuck. We passed legislation in the UK massively upping the price and minimum supplied quantities, alongside measures to remove all unique identifying packaging from such products recently

whereas before you could purchase a 12g pouch of tobacco, now you can only purchase a minimum of 30grams

yes, they do

I can, when the money isn't going to the NHS

it's going to the tobacco companies

falcon 10 prototypes

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgYdwQfWsAIZ2zC.jpg

car seats?

or seats for the hyperloop lol

nah it just makes it difficult to adjust if you have an existing transport network

but other than that, hyperloops make a lot of sense

better than track laid on the ground, my dude

having said that, still a valid concern

yep

but the track can be suspended within the inner tube, and the tube itself can be too with a combination of suspension systems and laser ranging from one point to another to measure tolerances

obviously if anything is going through the san andreas fault when it conks, it's not going to end well

the vacuum principle and the safety risks are all real

I get it's space age but it can work

do you have figures to cite that hotzendorf?

defo interested to see them,

not to shit on them!

just it's not my area of expertise and I've not especially bothered looking at hard test data for elon's stuff,

idk if it's even been published yet

yes

I do actually, but I also know if you're able to achieve seal without compromising passenger loading/offloads, you're effectively golden

it's primary issue is maintenance

yes, if you have to attend the interior of the tube

and then you have to pump it all out after

a lot of designers are advocating for compartment seals in the case of train emergencies, but again, that's a real complication as well

if it's built, it's going to need a whole new approach to safety

we do

we'll see I guess

but hermetic seals in a tube? yes, we can do that

I know it's crazy, but people thought the ATP or TGV were nuts when they were conceived in the EU

bullet train isn't so silly when you traverse half of japan in under 2 hours lol

think you'd find the carriages would work out cheaper

the infrastructure would be the expensive aspect

I still agree it's an expensive project, but it's entirely feasible

but they're already making them? 🤔

we're not talking carbon nanotube level here

and they can still achieve impressive speeds without going full bore crazy

well within tolerances of even HY 80 steel or titanium forging in high speed sections

you want to build a space elevator? Sure,. Bakeon is right atm

you want to build a hyperloop? nah, not so right

cracks are an issue, admitted

easier to deal with though

especially with a fibrous outer layer pressurised within the outer shell

the biggest issues with these systems are energy/maintenance, that's my point I guess 😦

:smith:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_nanotube

bear in mind we've been able to ascertain these work

but we've not been really able to utilise it yet

the principles are sound though

pretty much

harder than diamond under compression, I know it's nuts

it's super expensive

atm carbon nanotubes are the exclusive remit of defence contractors lol

some funding in civil applications but minimal really

idk to be honest I wouldn't be surprised if the most expensive liquid on earth was raw coffee beans shat out of three different types of koala's

anyone else interested in scum?

I like devolver

they're good publishers so 🤷

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgZBXr8X4AADLST.jpg

I do naval shit so excuse

seen some really interesting weapons recently, two secs imma find the links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHbqHx3TLBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=58&v=MyTAddDof9A

German frigate test firing of VLS system/SM2 missile

(goes a wee bit tits up)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgrSFL_XkAUXhNG.jpg

damage caused to the bridge and surrounding bits and bobs

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgrSGyxX0AAnBRW.jpg

and a view of the VLS itself from the casing after being made safe (as possible)

https://youtu.be/ok8R7jNFOPs

lol holy shit

@Ruggwain what's that all about?

not heard about it

really

what kind of temperatures/rate of fire are you talking about before this presents itself?