Rumble In the Jungle Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Traveling across the country or the world via any modern mode of transportation is a time-consuming affair. It can also be really annoying with the long lines, crying babies, armrest hogs, cramped space, etc. Would it not be the most awesome invention ever if some new type of transportation could cut that travel time significantly? Get ready, because it may only be a few years from becoming a reality. A company called ET3 has plans in the works for the Evacuated Tube Transport, a high-speed transportation tube that uses magnetic levitation. The ETT can travel at speeds of up to 4,000 miles per hour, and each tube seats a maximum of six people and comes with a baggage compartment. How does it go so fast? It's airless and frictionless and could have you from New York to Los Angeles in 45 minutes, as opposed to the nearly five hours a direct flight would take. It could even have you depart from New York and be in Beijing in two hours. The tubes would be set up like freeways to prevent crowding and traffic congestion problems. Plus, ET3 claims that passengers need not worry about feeling discomfort while traveling at such high speeds. The high velocity at which the tubes move is equal to 1G of force at top speed, which is similar to the force felt by someone traveling in a car on the freeway. Daryl Oster, the founder and CEO of ET3, says that he got the idea for the tube transport system when he visited China back in the 1980s. When and if the tubes make their debut in the next decade, they will initially be used to transport cargo, not people. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/futuristic-high-speed-tube-travel-could-york-los-171007828.html?vp=1 I knew it was a matter of time till this happened. Fuck flying, this sounds so cool. It is only a 1G speed so it feels like a car on the highway while you are actually going 4000MPH but they said feels like a train ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vol_Bengal Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I wanna see the start up budget for this deal... it is gonna be steep. I like the concept but you're either building, from scratch, above ground or below ground, tubes that connect your cities. Ummmm... yeah, that'll be expensive. Why didn't this get any of that Green Energy money that was "raining" down a couple years ago? Would be bad ass though. Ultimately, for the first 10 years, after they open it to people, only the ultra rich will be able to afford using it as it'll be a premium product... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Craziness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 What happens when one of these capsules going 4000mph slams into a stalled one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 What happens when one of these capsules going 4000mph slams into a stalled one? What happens when a plane crashes? Or a train that slams into another stopped train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 What happens when one of these capsules going 4000mph slams into a stalled one? while a crash is possible, im not sure magnets stall, since it uses magnetic levitation im asuming they are using magnetic force to move it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Pulling a vacuum from NY to LA would take a lot of energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Pulling a vacuum from NY to LA would take a lot of energy. Read what Go said. It is magnetic, we're not using a vacuum hose here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyInDC Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Jason is right. What do you think "evacuated" means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vactrain The idea behind this is quite old. Robert Goddard had the idea in 1910. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I feel like starting cross country is not the way to go. Start from say New York to Philadelphia and expand from there if its a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 What happens when a plane crashes? Or a train that slams into another stopped train? The difference is like throwing a bullet vs. firing it from a gun. while a crash is possible, im not sure magnets stall, since it uses magnetic levitation im asuming they are using magnetic force to move it... Right, an electromagnet, which is being powered by something. That monorail @ Jungle Jim's has been stalled for years. Always feel so sorry for those people up there. :ninja: Anyway.. I think it's a cool idea, just wondering what would happen because it's basically a gigantic Gauss gun. That's a helluva lot of kinetic energy going on... I feel like starting cross country is not the way to go. Start from say New York to Philadelphia Pittsburgh and expand from there if its a success. :whistle: Define "success" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigris Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 You could wake up in Cincinnati and make work in Dallas within the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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