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@ogdenz | 9 June 21 | |
I think it probably does.
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@3mel | 9 June 21 | |
got to *be
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@obi_jon | 9 June 21 | |
@ 3mel - 9.06.21 - 03:08pm I've found myself wondering if a flight from America to Australia has a different duration than the return journey. the earth's rotation has got to working with you and against on the different legs of a return trip depending on the flight path. I've read a book about Lockheed Martin's Skunkworks and the development of the SR-71 Blackbird, which had interviews with some of the guys that flew it. When flying at full speed they could outrun the sunset and make the sun rise back up over the horizon. |
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@3mel | 9 June 21 | |
where's that flat earth teddy fella now eh !?
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@deusexmachina | 9 June 21 | |
Dead hopefully.
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@3mel | 9 June 21 | |
fallen off the edge perhaps
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@budgiesmuggler | 9 June 21 | |
@ 3mel - 9.06.21 - 06:38pm fallen off the edge perhaps I caught him.. I'm showing him what it feels like to be down under... me |
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@tazdevil | 10 June 21 | |
@ 3mel - 8.06.21 - 10:57pm if gotta stress that if... airlines would be decimated. it's not looking good so far for hyperloop though. Why is that? Is managing vacuum not feasible? Is projected speed not feasible? Is cost an issue? Any health concerns? Is it more of a science fiction? |
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@3mel | 10 June 21 | |
if they've hugely downscaled their ambitions with the Vegas version to just being a tunnel at normal atmospheric pressure where you can't even drive your own car, it can't be looking good behind the scenes.
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@budgiesmuggler | 10 June 21 | |
Ok I cheapskated Hyperloop while having a poo. Here's the plan. It's no longer a vacuum tube. It's just an electric train inside with some efficient high speed cruising motors. But.. The rear carriages are solid rocket boosters made from recycled plastic. Once we get up to speed we ditch the SRB and they self park at the service depot. replacement SRB carriages can be sent behind a train and self connect. Jets of recycled toilet water from surrounding towns 'chase' the train to cool and clean the pipe of soot and po0p from the onboard toilets. But.. You have to get x-ray scanned and have a big Polynesian guy put his hand up your as s before you get on, because you can't fu*k around at these speeds |
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