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

>miles and miles of gigantic vacuum pipes across a tectonically active area
>make a lot of sense

better than track laid on the ground, my dude

having said that, still a valid concern

Do you realize there's a track inside the pipe?

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

It's a great idea unless you like constant potentially deadly incidents

the vacuum principle and the safety risks are all real

I get it's space age but it can work

Even if nobody dies when the tube collapses and 1 atmosphere of air comes rushing in, pumping the air all out again, takes a lot of time and energy.

It's extremely inefficient for the speed it gives

do you have figures to cite that hotzendorf?

defo interested to see them,

not to shit on them!

Mate you're talking about miles of huge vacuum tubes

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

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

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

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

You still have to pump all the air out

me_irl

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

Which is unrealistic and expensive

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

Even if it was built

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

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

Which we don't have

we do

we'll see I guess

I guess

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

The real issue is that it would cost too much