zeitgeist57 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) I just need one of these from DFW to Columbus so I can come back and visit my OH peeps more than once a year. Keep yer Texas in TEXAS, hombre. We need a TSA filter between us and the hurricaney craziness of the Durty South. Plus, srsly doe, I'm not sure how Hyperloop would be influenced by the Mississippi River... I do wonder - if you see the video on their Hyperloop One website - about how much electricity is needed to create the vacuum needed downstream in the pipes. I notice the sultry British woman's voice says the "car" needs very little electricity to propel it to 670mph, but it seems like the supporting systems will all need a HUGE amount of electricity! This is very exciting, considering that the greatest resource this system will consume - electricity - is the one renewable resource that Elon has done more to make commercially viable in creation, use, and sustainability than anyone else in decades. Oh, yes...I'm also curious what the tubes will be constructed with, since airplane fuselages go through thousands of pressurization cycles but eventually succumb to metal fatigue. I know that they are made out of thin aluminum for lightness and rigidity, but would a composite or concrete Hyperloop tube survive decades of use? Hundreds of thousands of vacuum/pressure cycles? Once Hyperloop is opened, anyone want to do a Kickstarter to put a Yugo in one from Chicago to Columbus? 670mph, the fastest a Yugo has ever gone before? :gabe: Edited September 25, 2017 by zeitgeist57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC K9 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 That bridge over the Mississippi in St Louis scares me every time I cross it. Clenched butt cheeks every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Columbus Named Hyperloop Contest Winner, With Route Connecting Midwest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackbar00 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 I feel like I am playing Civilization and building Mag Lev's in-between my cities for the first time...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Keep yer Texas in TEXAS, hombre. We need a TSA filter between us and the hurricaney craziness of the Durty South. Plus, srsly doe, I'm not sure how Hyperloop would be influenced by the Mississippi River... I do wonder - if you see the video on their Hyperloop One website - about how much electricity is needed to create the vacuum needed downstream in the pipes. I notice the sultry British woman's voice says the "car" needs very little electricity to propel it to 670mph, but it seems like the supporting systems will all need a HUGE amount of electricity! This is very exciting, considering that the greatest resource this system will consume - electricity - is the one renewable resource that Elon has done more to make commercially viable in creation, use, and sustainability than anyone else in decades. Oh, yes...I'm also curious what the tubes will be constructed with, since airplane fuselages go through thousands of pressurization cycles but eventually succumb to metal fatigue. I know that they are made out of thin aluminum for lightness and rigidity, but would a composite or concrete Hyperloop tube survive decades of use? Hundreds of thousands of vacuum/pressure cycles? Once Hyperloop is opened, anyone want to do a Kickstarter to put a Yugo in one from Chicago to Columbus? 670mph, the fastest a Yugo has ever gone before? :gabe: I would guess the plan is to only pull the vacuum once and re-pressurizing would be a big deal. To get the cars into and out of the loop they would use airlocks which just leaves a small volume to evacuate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Man that would be a big push for higher salaries in Columbus. Boss, we can't pay you more.... employee no biggie since I will just work in Chicago and make double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Man that would be a big push for higher salaries in Columbus. Boss, we can't pay you more.... employee no biggie since I will just work in Chicago and make double. and you're going to pay to commute to chicago on a daily basis? good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 We'll see, but it does open doors for different perspectives which are dependent on the pricing of the hyperloop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 I’m reading we may have been selected, however it doesn’t mater because it will never be built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 and you're going to pay to commute to chicago on a daily basis? good luck Possibly. I mean, it MIGHT be feasible. It's not all that different from folks I've talked to that drive to Columbus from Portsmouth or even WV for work. Sure, there's a MASSIVE cost in the travel, but when the only jobs down there pay min wage and offer no perks or bene's, landing a job in Columbus that pays double, triple, etc. makes it worthwhile to them. No, I wouldn't travel that far, but some do. Half hour to Chicago where I could get paid triple or whatever? I'd look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 I’m reading we may have been selected, however it doesn’t mater because it will never be built. http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/27800000/Idiot-Is-That-How-You-See-Me-mater-the-tow-truck-27856782-312-208.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 They'll go bankrupt before the first section of tube is laid. It's a pipe dream... Eh, you see what I did there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 They'll go bankrupt before the first section of tube is laid. It's a pipe dream... Eh, you see what I did there? :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 They'll go bankrupt before the first section of tube is laid. It's a pipe dream... Eh, you see what I did there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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