Way faster than the fastest train and cheaper too. Environmentally safer than just about anything else; and, will let me and the wife zoom off to New York at a moments notice and pick-up some real Deli and Matzah!
Airlocks at stations allow transfer without admitting air
might be harder to accomplish than they are suggesting . This would have to be done for every cylinder newly admitted into the system . The infrastructure costs would be tremendous without the enormous technology transfer benefits of the early space program .
As to security , how much would it take to blow up an above ground exposed tube ... not much . Still , the idea might have some merit if the technical difficulties can be worked out ... things like switching the cars onto different "tracks " while they are moving at high speeds .
One more thing ... China has no respect for intellectual property laws :
You betchya!
Way faster than the fastest train and cheaper too. Environmentally safer than just about anything else; and, will let me and the wife zoom off to New York at a moments notice and pick-up some real Deli and Matzah!
:~)
Alphas ?
Seriously though :
might be harder to accomplish than they are suggesting . This would have to be done for every cylinder newly admitted into the system .
The infrastructure costs would be tremendous without the enormous technology transfer benefits of the early space program .
As to security , how much would it take to blow up an above ground exposed tube ... not much . Still , the idea might have some merit if the technical difficulties can be worked out ... things like switching the cars onto different "tracks " while they are moving at high speeds .
One more thing ... China has no respect for intellectual property laws :
Sounds great! I bet those first few seconds would really be a rush!!!!