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Hyperloop's loss is high-speed rail's gain (techcrunch.com)
7 points by webwanderer 913 days ago
2 comments

…in America

Because HSR works everywhere else. China, for example, has over 25,000 miles

It was a pipedream anyway. It's not easy and affordable to maintain and ensure vacuum in large sections without without pumping lots of energy into constantly sucking air out.

Mr. Pipedream has his way and his cult is no less than crypto bros which to day are impossible to reason with.