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Originally Posted by _Richard_
bullet trains have been around for years.
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This isn't a bullet train.
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Originally Posted by _Richard_
how is this the 'future of transportation', if it's already in existence?
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No its not. This is a mag lev train in a vacuum.
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Originally Posted by bronco67
I welcome this new way to die.
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This is safer than normal trains because there is nothing to hit. There is alot less friction so wear and tear will not happen as fast. Less friction means less heat.
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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse
Train in a tube looks like the pneumatic tube systems they had in department stores when I was little for moving all the cash around.
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Thats right they do. Except those used air pressure to move the cash. This one uses magnets.
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Originally Posted by seeandsee
for rich part of future world
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..or not. Less friction means less energy requirements. Electromagnets push/pull the train instead of diesel fuel.
Here's a cool idea : If they could build this into a super-straight tunnel that would extend from LA to Montreal, the trains could "Fall" at least half of the way to its destination. The only energy it would need is the small push to get it started and maybe a little to end. Gravity would do most of the work.