Mr Musk has denied it will be a so-called “vactrain”, a concept that is already being pursued by a company in Colorado. His idea “does involve a tube, but not a vacuum tube”, he said, adding: “Not frictionless, but very low friction.” couldn't help myself:
1 posted on
08/10/2013 5:10:21 PM PDT by
Optimist
To: Optimist
LOL.
Here was my first thought.
2 posted on
08/10/2013 5:12:14 PM PDT by
SIDENET
To: Optimist
What could possibly go wrong?
3 posted on
08/10/2013 5:20:33 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Optimist
Hyperloop = hyperbole.
4 posted on
08/10/2013 5:21:46 PM PDT by
Olog-hai
To: Optimist
Mr Musk’s intended location for the first Hyperloop is California, between Los Angeles and San Francisco. His motivation for the project came from disillusionment with the Golden State’s high speed rail project, which has been dubbed the “bullet train to nowhere” after a series of setbacks.
Well, why not?
Oh. Wait. California. Does anyone suppose the People's Republic of California would welcome competition with its hare-brained scheme?
Maybe the east coast.
7 posted on
08/10/2013 5:45:20 PM PDT by
Standing Wolf
(No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
To: Optimist
i thought the fifth mode was that stooopid Segway thing...
8 posted on
08/10/2013 5:46:33 PM PDT by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Optimist
This could actually be useful.
To: Optimist
Elon Musk is exceptionally smooth at getting government money and making the public think it is a private enterprise.
10 posted on
08/10/2013 5:52:16 PM PDT by
Bryan24
(When in doubt, move to the right..........)
To: Optimist
Guess I’ll go waaaay out on a limb and say that maybe not every idea has been thought of yet, or at least not enough to be ridiculed on FR. Let’s see what he’s got and let the market decide. Sounds intriguing, you know at one point Horseless Carriages seemed pretty far-fetched too.
11 posted on
08/10/2013 6:16:27 PM PDT by
bigbob
To: Optimist
12 posted on
08/10/2013 6:27:27 PM PDT by
mandaladon
(The truth about Benghazi is all I want)
To: Optimist
Musk is for real. And he’s only 42. Move over, Edison.
15 posted on
08/10/2013 7:39:23 PM PDT by
montag813
(NO AMNESTY * ENFORCE THE LAW * http://StandWithArizona.com)
To: Optimist
Sorry .... This will never work..,,these things must be initiated by government drone workers.....not private enterprise.... / s
16 posted on
08/10/2013 7:54:33 PM PDT by
JZoback
To: Optimist
And the taxpayer money will disappear faster than the speed of light.
18 posted on
08/10/2013 8:21:15 PM PDT by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Optimist
He’ll never get it built for 1/10 the cost of the current CA high-speed rail, and even if he could - never get the funding of $6.5B [much less anything more if it is more costly], and it’ll never be profitable ...
19 posted on
08/10/2013 9:25:19 PM PDT by
Lmo56
(If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
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