The Future of Transportation
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
July 31, 2018 11:04am CST
The Las Vegas Desert is where a new technology in transportation called the Virgin Hyperloop is being tested. 200 scientists are working on a levitating pod inside a tube using magnetic suspension to get from point A to point B.
The Dallas/Ft. Worth area is interested in eventually using this system instead of buses, trains, etc., to cut down on traffic problems. Normally it takes 33 minutes to drive the distance between the two cities (depending on the traffic, of course) and generally takes roughly 33 minutes to drive.
With this new idea, it will only take 6 minutes at a speed of anywhere between 250 and 700 miles per hour. Now the body can only stand about 5 G's before passing out and they haven't figured out how to provide the air supply within the tube yet.
Now considering this would be similar to a rocket taking off from planet Earth and those people have to wear specific suits; what will our travelers need to wear? Kinda scary if you ask me.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
1 Aug 18
@nanette64 yes.I know will not be around
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@dgobucks226 (35733)
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2 Aug 18
Reminds me of Elton John's song "Rocket Man." And all this science I don't understand.....but I guess technology never stands still does it?
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
2 Aug 18
What really gets me though is with all this 'new technology', why haven't they cured all diseases. I think the money would be better spent there. But then on the other hand with the food companies causing all these diseases with the wonderful food being produced (chemicals, pesticides, hormones, steroids, antibiotics) ; scientists wouldn't be able to keep up @dgobucks226 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
4 Aug 18
@dgobucks226 Boy ain't that the truth. As I always say, "No common sense."
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@dgobucks226 (35733)
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3 Aug 18
@nanette64 You would think they would be able to cure disease. I know they continually make breakthroughs but yes, I wonder why they don't do better in that area. I just think with technology, were just better at creating neat gadgets than solving health issues. Were probably also better at creating problems through technology than solving them 
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@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
7 Aug 18
That is a very interesting kind of transporrtation. Breathing masks is probably one way to supply breathing air for the passengers
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Aug 18
They would have to do something about the body pressure too @quantum2020 .
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
31 Jul 18
I know @amadeo . Self-driving cars, helicopters; even the trains in Japan go at an amazing speed today. I can't even picture the changes in 10 years from now.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
31 Jul 18
@nanette64 well I am not going to worry.Will not be around then.LOL
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
31 Jul 18
Yeah, no kidding. Can you imagine @Kandae11? Although maybe that speed would suck out the wrinkles in our face. 
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