Message from @Hotzendorf

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2018-06-23 15:28:50 UTC  

defo interested to see them,

2018-06-23 15:29:04 UTC  

not to shit on them!

2018-06-23 15:29:16 UTC  

Mate you're talking about miles of huge vacuum tubes

2018-06-23 15:29:27 UTC  

thunderf00t did a good debunk video of Hyperloop, before he contracted TDS.

2018-06-23 15:29:29 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:29:29 UTC  

Do you know how much energy it takes to make vacuums?

2018-06-23 15:29:35 UTC  

idk if it's even been published yet

2018-06-23 15:29:44 UTC  

yes

2018-06-23 15:30:15 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:30:46 UTC  

it's primary issue is maintenance

2018-06-23 15:30:51 UTC  

You still have to pump all the air out

2018-06-23 15:31:02 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372507611284766722/460104505632096266/me_irl.jpg

2018-06-23 15:31:05 UTC  

me_irl

2018-06-23 15:31:06 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:31:09 UTC  

Which is unrealistic and expensive

2018-06-23 15:31:21 UTC  

and then you have to pump it all out after

2018-06-23 15:32:07 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:32:18 UTC  

Even if it was built

2018-06-23 15:32:32 UTC  

It's going to be far more expensive to ride than a subway

2018-06-23 15:32:37 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:32:47 UTC  

Which we don't have

2018-06-23 15:32:50 UTC  

we do

2018-06-23 15:33:01 UTC  

we'll see I guess

2018-06-23 15:33:09 UTC  

I guess

2018-06-23 15:33:14 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:33:21 UTC  

The real issue is that it would cost too much

2018-06-23 15:33:31 UTC  

To ride as well as build

2018-06-23 15:33:57 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:34:30 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:35:07 UTC  

A bullet train costs nowhere as much as the Hyperlop will

2018-06-23 15:35:43 UTC  

think you'd find the carriages would work out cheaper

2018-06-23 15:35:52 UTC  

the infrastructure would be the expensive aspect

2018-06-23 15:36:49 UTC  

**Emoished#9518** was cleansed from the server.

2018-06-23 15:37:16 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:38:57 UTC  

No material on Earth is strong enough to make a hyperloop tube, several million cubic feet of vacuum is impossible under earths atmosphere

2018-06-23 15:39:44 UTC  

but they're already making them? 🤔

2018-06-23 15:39:52 UTC  

Not to mention the fact that one crack will cause the entire Network to implode

2018-06-23 15:39:59 UTC  

we're not talking carbon nanotube level here

2018-06-23 15:40:32 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:41:03 UTC  

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

2018-06-23 15:41:47 UTC  

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