- Jul 20, 2016
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Having returned from a vacation where we drove 3,000 miles, I have some opinions about traveling. I will say Texas has wonderful highways, but I digress. I saw info about the hyperloop idea a few years ago, and it looks like it is coming to fruition in the near future. The tag line for this mode of travel is moving at airline speed for the price of a bus ticket.
With Hyperloop One, passengers and cargo are loaded into a pod, and accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube. The pod quickly lifts above the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag. This week, the company finalized the tube installation on its 1640-foot-long DevLoop, located in the desert outside of Las Vegas; the facility serves as an outdoor lab for its proprietary levitation, propulsion, vacuum and control technologies.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyperloop-one-unveils-its-vision-for-america-details-11-routes-as-part-of-global-challenge-300435890.html
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyperloop-one-unveils-its-vision-for-america-details-11-routes-as-part-of-global-challenge-300435890.html
I do not see any info about the effects of this type of travel on the human body and am mighty interested in that aspect. It does offer much wider possibilities. A bunch of us could easily meet for dinner. On the other hand, I might have to keep up with the dusting in case some of you decided to drop by Lindaland.
With Hyperloop One, passengers and cargo are loaded into a pod, and accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube. The pod quickly lifts above the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag. This week, the company finalized the tube installation on its 1640-foot-long DevLoop, located in the desert outside of Las Vegas; the facility serves as an outdoor lab for its proprietary levitation, propulsion, vacuum and control technologies.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyperloop-one-unveils-its-vision-for-america-details-11-routes-as-part-of-global-challenge-300435890.html
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyperloop-one-unveils-its-vision-for-america-details-11-routes-as-part-of-global-challenge-300435890.html
I do not see any info about the effects of this type of travel on the human body and am mighty interested in that aspect. It does offer much wider possibilities. A bunch of us could easily meet for dinner. On the other hand, I might have to keep up with the dusting in case some of you decided to drop by Lindaland.