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Nice footage of the competition venue and the SpaceX factory:
https://vimeo.com/201610485
Spot the falcon 9 gate guard.
As for the results:
"The Delft Hyperloop team, of Delft University in the Netherlands, got the highest overall score. Technical University of Munich, Germany secured the award for the fastest pod. And MIT placed third overall in the competition, which was judged by SpaceX engineers."
http://uk.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-hyp...
https://vimeo.com/201610485
Spot the falcon 9 gate guard.
As for the results:
"The Delft Hyperloop team, of Delft University in the Netherlands, got the highest overall score. Technical University of Munich, Germany secured the award for the fastest pod. And MIT placed third overall in the competition, which was judged by SpaceX engineers."
http://uk.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-hyp...
A journey onboard a hyperloop ...err...train.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYxgfpWW5Q8
Best played alongside this video in another window:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvuvljREPlI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYxgfpWW5Q8
Best played alongside this video in another window:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvuvljREPlI
Musk posited Hyperloop as a concept, but said that he would not develop it himself; subsequent to that he has paid for the development of a mile of, admittedly subscale, evacuated track, and sponsored (as in cash money) a bunch of teams to see what they can do with the concept. Professional engineers were not disbarred from the competition as far as I know. What do you want, blood? The man's trying to make something from spaceflight.
Einion Yrth said:
Musk posited Hyperloop as a concept, but said that he would not develop it himself; subsequent to that he has paid for the development of a mile of, admittedly subscale, evacuated track, and sponsored (as in cash money) a bunch of teams to see what they can do with the concept. Professional engineers were not disbarred from the competition as far as I know. What do you want, blood? The man's trying to make something from spaceflight.
I'm not after anyone's blood - I want to see a genuine proof of the concept, and so far they're not even close. If it's as easy as those involved make it seem, then they should put their money where their mouths are and build something that demonstrates that the whole thing is feasible.Musk is just trying to spur interest and help get the party started. There are commercial organisations developing it as well, such as Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrh_pWIgEVQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrh_pWIgEVQ
The technology isn't even settled yet. There's various ways to implement magnetic levitation for example. Others teams were using wheels for slow speed and air bearings for fast. I don't have a problem encouraging a bunch of students to put their minds to experimenting with this stuff.
As demonstrated by 007 in The Living Daylights back in 1987.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCm3ZZBae6I
Not to mention The World is Not Enough and Diamonds are Forever, which was set in the desert outside Las Vegas, just like Hyperloop One's test track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1kqpFqgyyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCm3ZZBae6I
Not to mention The World is Not Enough and Diamonds are Forever, which was set in the desert outside Las Vegas, just like Hyperloop One's test track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1kqpFqgyyo
hyphen said:
Branson and co have now invested in Hyperloop One, terms and value of their stake not disclosed. To be renamed Virgin Hyperloop One now of course.
London to Edinburgh being touted in 50 minutes being touted.
Looking at how long it took to get HS1 up and running and how long its taking to get HS2 to the same situation an (as yet unproven) Hyperloop from London to Edinborough must be at least 20 years away.London to Edinburgh being touted in 50 minutes being touted.
This^^^
I just don't get it. Do people want to get from one end of the country to the other in a short period? Are they willing to pay to do that, especially when the cost of a ticket will have to be enormous to cover the massive extra installation and running costs. I mean, rail tickets are expensive already, and all you need is a couple of steel rails, a lot of stone ballast and some carriages.
Concorde vs the 747 pretty much proved that cost is the most important factor in mass transit.......
I just don't get it. Do people want to get from one end of the country to the other in a short period? Are they willing to pay to do that, especially when the cost of a ticket will have to be enormous to cover the massive extra installation and running costs. I mean, rail tickets are expensive already, and all you need is a couple of steel rails, a lot of stone ballast and some carriages.
Concorde vs the 747 pretty much proved that cost is the most important factor in mass transit.......
Certainly I can see issues. Do I want to get from London to Edinburgh in 50 minutes? I don't live in either city so /branch lines?/ (yes I'm taking the p1ss). Even if I were in a position to want to make such a trip 50 minutes in what is effectively a coffin doesn't tempt me. I think it'll likely be a niche market.
Max_Torque said:
This^^^
I just don't get it. Do people want to get from one end of the country to the other in a short period? Are they willing to pay to do that, especially when the cost of a ticket will have to be enormous to cover the massive extra installation and running costs. I mean, rail tickets are expensive already, and all you need is a couple of steel rails, a lot of stone ballast and some carriages.
Concorde vs the 747 pretty much proved that cost is the most important factor in mass transit.......
Hasn't any one told Musk that there are a lot of towns between London and Edinburgh......I just don't get it. Do people want to get from one end of the country to the other in a short period? Are they willing to pay to do that, especially when the cost of a ticket will have to be enormous to cover the massive extra installation and running costs. I mean, rail tickets are expensive already, and all you need is a couple of steel rails, a lot of stone ballast and some carriages.
Concorde vs the 747 pretty much proved that cost is the most important factor in mass transit.......
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