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by dsfsdfd 3858 days ago
Why do we insist on character worship. Hyperloop is not his idea - it's a totally obvious idea that has popped up many times since the 1800s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop#Historical Compressing the air in front of the capsule is not some fantastic stroke of genius - it's trivially obvious.

All he has done is drawn our attention to a really good idea.