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The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, Here's Why
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Adam Something argues that the Hyperloop is impractical, covering the costs and engineering problems of running trains in a near vacuum compared with conventional rail and metros. The description admits some wrong numbers in the original cut.
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Cited as a concise critique of Hyperloop feasibility whenever the idea comes up.
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But one of the biggest issues I've seen regarding the hyperloop is the near vacuum costing and polluting more than a conventional metro, let alone being slower to shuffle total people than a metro, and more overall more expensive than a metro. For reference: [0] [VIDEO] While this isn't explicitly about the hyperloop, it gives a good similar line with relation to the hyperloop [1] [LINK]
Read original comment ↗> When does the next hyperloop leave SF for Tokyo? Never, the whole world has been building more efficient and cost-effective transportation such as high speed rail. Some details by Adam Something on the technology itself: "The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, And Here's Why" < [VIDEO] >
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