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It's (much) quicker by Tube!!
Posted: 29 May 2010, 15:10
by RenewableCandy
a global network of evacuated tubes to transfer 6-passenger capsules by frictionless levitation...
http://www.et3.com/index.asp
Speed in initial ETT systems is 350 mph for in-state trips, [London -
Glasgow one hour] and will be developed to 4,000 mph for international
travel that will take you from NYC to Beijing in 2 hours at a tenth the
cost of airfare. ETT is networked as are freeways. ETT capsules
(hauling up to 6 people or 3 pallets of cargo) are automatically routed
non-stop between "off-line" stations that are disbursed according to
demand, so ETT has potential to eventually serve homes.
I suppose we can dream!
Posted: 29 May 2010, 18:11
by 2 As and a B
Posted: 30 May 2010, 00:12
by RogueMale
Not a completely new idea: it seems to be a variant of Lamson tubes (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tubes), adapted to transport people.
Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:33
by kenneal - lagger
Of course, because it's in a vacuum there's no energy involved, is there. Is there, ***k!! Just another pipe dream for an energy depleted future.
Posted: 30 May 2010, 06:40
by Aurora
kenneal wrote:Of course, because it's in a vacuum there's no energy involved, is there. Is there, ***k!! Just another pipe dream for an energy depleted future.
+1
Posted: 30 May 2010, 17:55
by RenewableCandy
...pipe dream..
aaaarrrgh!!!
Posted: 01 Jun 2010, 00:29
by kenneal - lagger
RenewableCandy wrote:...pipe dream..
aaaarrrgh!!!
'pologies!!
