Finally everyone sees the hyperloop as a massive Elmo grift.

  • ttmrichter@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Maglevs are economically unviable in the absence of room temperature superconductors. So being in the “sci-fi” camp isn’t really the flex you think it is.

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      9 months ago

      The Shanghai Maglev train has a top speed of 190 mph and is in active daily use. Please tell me more from your “research” how it is unviable despite already existing in one of the densest metro regions in the world

      Read this, maybe you’ll learn something:
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev