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5th Mode of Transport - Hyperloop and/or ET3
masukuma
#1 Posted : Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:23:42 AM
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I have for the last few months been following Elon Musk on his "Hyperloop" idea. Its a great idea to add a 5th mode of transport (currently we travel by Road, Air, Water and Trains). He yesterday finally talked about it as seen below
http://www.businessweek....-explains-the-hyperloop

this is his blog on the same
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/hyperloop

If its 1/5 cheaper than building a freeway. Why not have the same tech doing bulk transport of goods too? ET3 also hopes to do the same over evacuated tubes - think about Propelling cargo at 8000 km/h in vacuo levitated using maglev!

For some background info.
Hyperloop
http://www.spacex.com/si...loop_alpha-20130812.pdf
ET3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UzlDe--Ofo

on Maglev
http://science.howstuffw...ipment/maglev-train.htm
A simple video to show you how Maglev works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHtAwQXVsuk
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webish
#2 Posted : Thursday, August 15, 2013 12:39:00 PM
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the hyperloop is quite interesting. seen some discussions online.

we can only wait and see how it is commercially implemented.

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masukuma
#3 Posted : Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:25:56 PM
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webish wrote:
the hyperloop is quite interesting. seen some discussions online.

we can only wait and see how it is commercially implemented.

should be quite good...
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#4 Posted : Friday, August 16, 2013 12:53:52 AM
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masukuma wrote:
I have for the last few months been following Elon Musk on his "Hyperloop" idea. Its a great idea to add a 5th mode of transport (currently we travel by Road, Air, Water and Trains). He yesterday finally talked about it as seen below
http://www.businessweek....-explains-the-hyperloop

this is his blog on the same
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/hyperloop

If its 1/5 cheaper than building a freeway. Why not have the same tech doing bulk transport of goods too? ET3 also hopes to do the same over evacuated tubes - think about Propelling cargo at 8000 km/h in vacuo levitated using maglev!

For some background info.
Hyperloop
http://www.spacex.com/si...loop_alpha-20130812.pdf
ET3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UzlDe--Ofo

on Maglev
http://science.howstuffw...ipment/maglev-train.htm
A simple video to show you how Maglev works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHtAwQXVsuk


I like that line of thought.Even if people don't accept it as a means of transport now,when it comes to goods it should be an interesting development.
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