I love reading about things billionaires mull over, just because they can. 
Like this from billionaire Elon Musk:
Like this from billionaire Elon Musk:
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LA to SF--in 30 minutes!
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Revenant Ghost
Android Expert
Imagine looking out the window at that speed, on the ground. 
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Yes indeed. That's one of the things I thought about. :s:Imagine looking out the window at that speed, on the ground.
Another thought was "crashing at 760 MPH would not be survivable."
Revenant Ghost
Android Expert
Seriously. If that thing derailed at that speed...
jefboyardee
Extreme Android User
Musk has likened the hyperloop to both a ground-based Concorde and a "cross between a Concorde and a railgun and an air hockey table", while noting that it has no need for rails. He believes it could work either below or above ground. below or above ground.
I’d feel safer on a one-way trip to Mars.
I’d feel safer on a one-way trip to Mars.
breadnatty08
pain rustique
Honestly never heard of this Elon Musk guy. Just assumed it was Sir Richard Branson's idea. 
But pretty cool. Now only if he could do the same thing for DC - NYC.
But pretty cool. Now only if he could do the same thing for DC - NYC.
I don't think I'd ever heard of him before, either. And he's an Angeleno like me, so now I feel kind of out of the loop. Of course, there could be that little issue of not exactly running around in the same circles he does. :laugh:
It does sound like something he'd come up with!Just assumed it was Sir Richard Branson's idea.
Yeah--but would you actually ride it? Remember, 760 MPH...But pretty cool. Now only if he could do the same thing for DC - NYC.
breadnatty08
pain rustique
Have you ever driven from DC to NYC? On 95?!?!?!
It's a friggin nightmare! And also something like $20 in tolls.
It's a friggin nightmare! And also something like $20 in tolls.
No, I haven't had the pleasure.Have you ever driven from DC to NYC? On 95?!?!?!
It's a friggin nightmare! And also something like $20 in tolls.
But I hope to get to DC one day, because I really want to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
sfbloodbrother
Extreme Android User
I read another story where they were coming up with ways to transport you from SF to NY is a matter of 2 hours! Imagine that!
breadnatty08
pain rustique
No, I haven't had the pleasure.
But I hope to get to DC one day, because I really want to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
If you do, look me up!
If you do, look me up!
You're on the Vietnam wall? Maybe you should let the VA know. Just as a courtesy.
Build it and they will come..........
I personally would love to ride that train , just to think that you could be up to see a baseball or football game and back in a couple of hours would be kind of cool
I personally would love to ride that train , just to think that you could be up to see a baseball or football game and back in a couple of hours would be kind of cool
jefboyardee
Extreme Android User
Hyperloop: Hypothetical pipe dream, or the most important invention since the car?
Late yesterday, Elon Musk finally unveiled the Hyperloop: A partially evacuated tube, where pods floating on air bearings and accelerated by linear motors will travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under 30 minutes, at around 760 mph — just under the speed of sound. While this sounds exciting, it’s important to bear in mind that the Hyperloop — if this hypothetical mode of transport is ever built — serves a very niche need and will probably have almost zero effect on 99% of the world’s population.
Late yesterday, Elon Musk finally unveiled the Hyperloop: A partially evacuated tube, where pods floating on air bearings and accelerated by linear motors will travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under 30 minutes, at around 760 mph — just under the speed of sound. While this sounds exciting, it’s important to bear in mind that the Hyperloop — if this hypothetical mode of transport is ever built — serves a very niche need and will probably have almost zero effect on 99% of the world’s population.
aww.. yeah.. like jet plane crash.. dont think i would survive that too!
i have also heard of superloop track for Texas too.
Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston
That would be soo cool!!! awesome!
jefboyardee
Extreme Android User
And a linear motor is...
I know. That was my original thought--before I started dwelling on stuff like vomiting and dying.Build it and they will come..........
I personally would love to ride that train , just to think that you could be up to see a baseball or football game and back in a couple of hours would be kind of cool
I'd love to be able to go up to the Bay Area just whenever I feel like it, and be back later that same day. That's not something possible with driving or taking the train. And I don't fly any more!
damewolf13
live~laugh~love
I actually think it would be a really fun ride.
It is true that if it crashed, virtually no one could survive, but you can't live life worrying about all of the bad things that could happen to you, or you would never leave home, and then you would die of a stroke at home all alone, while others are out living their lives.
It is true that if it crashed, virtually no one could survive, but you can't live life worrying about all of the bad things that could happen to you, or you would never leave home, and then you would die of a stroke at home all alone, while others are out living their lives.
Excellent points, damewolf.
So it's going to be maglev? Probably cost a lot more than $6 billion though. 760 mph is the speed of sound, as long as keeps below that shouldn't be any sonic booms.
I thought $6 billion sounded pretty low. And the $20 fare, too.
I miss sonic booms. We used to hear them when the space shuttles landed at Edwards AFB.
If they do go ahead and and build it, it will probably similar to the Shanghai Maglev Transrapid, but that only does 268 MPH on a 19 mile track, and cost $1.2 billion to build. It's a very smooth and quiet ride.
I was just thinking about how far we've come. Can you imagine the folks back in the 'horseless carriage' or early train days saying it ONLY does 268 MPH...