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The Hyperloop was always a scam (www.disconnect.blog)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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It's time to be honest about Musk's vacuum tube to nowhere

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What I always thought was the worst part about the idea is pressure equalization in the event of an eventual cabin seal failure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I think we've learned all we need to know about the mega-rich "MoVe FaSt AnD bReAk ThiNgS" types and their highly pressurized people-carrying cylinders...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is totally different, the tube is under vacuum and on land.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So the pressure difference between the vehicle and the outside is the opposite. If the vehicle fails, rather than being crushed by the pressure, the occupants explode.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It wouldn't be that bad. Just possibly popping a lung, rupturing ear drums, and/or passing out.