is the hyperloop utter bullshit?

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LP0 ON FIRE: Jan 25, 2006; _{beep boop}

It sounds convincing what this guy is saying because he sounds smart and stuff, but I really know close to nothing about physics and this science jazz. Some people in the comments are lashing out of him for getting the vacuum part wrong, because technically it's low pressure, but still this seems negligible since it's so low: one millibar (Whatever that is. Much lower than the air pressure of where a commercial airliner goes at normal altitude, anyways).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNFesa01llk

LP0 ON FIRE fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Jul 28, 2016

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Iron Prince: Aug 28, 2005; Buglord

yeah probably who cares

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ROFLburger: Jan 12, 2006

more like the hyperPOOP

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:07

Funky See Funky Do: Aug 20, 2013; STILL TRYING HARD

I didn't know about this before but now I'm interested.

Question: Could it suck the poo poo out of my arsehole?

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:08

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

Iron Prince posted:

yeah probably who cares

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:08

Genderfluent: Jul 15, 2015

Elon Musk is a charlatan

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:11

Fart Puzzle: Jul 25, 2007; compressed fart pieces

you know who else thought a hyperloop was cool? yeah that's right, Mega Hitler

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:13

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

OPs mom did a hyperloop in the college dorm if ya know what I mean. :grin:

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:14

Iron Prince: Aug 28, 2005; Buglord

Chinatown posted:

OPs mom did a hyperloop in college if ya know what I mean.

according to quantum dynamics or some poo poo we were all there and we all BUSTED

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:15

SHISHKABOB: Nov 30, 2012; Fun Shoe

Cool_tony posted:

Elon Musk is a charlatan

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:16

ClamdestineBoyster: Aug 15, 2015; Can't post for 10 years!

you can't just go straight to hyperloop, you gotta have a superloop first right? Sounds like a little bit of an upsell to me. :colbert:

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:19

LP0 ON FIRE: Jan 25, 2006; _{beep boop}

Funky See Funky Do posted:

I didn't know about this before but now I'm interested.

Question: Could it suck the poo poo out of my arsehole?

Yeah, and a KILLER prolapse with that

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:22

SIDS Vicious: Jan 1, 1970

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Jesustheastronaut!: Mar 9, 2014; Lipstick Apathy

I ran the calcs and it all maths out.

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:23

numberoneposter: Feb 19, 2014; How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

hyperloops gonna own

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:25

Salem Saberhagen: Feb 23, 2009

"No. The hyperion is another Ellen musk scheme. There is practical science to back it up" -foaming train enthusiast

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:25

OXBALLS DOT COM: Sep 11, 2005; by FactsAreUseless; Young Orc

Cool_tony posted:

Elon Musk is a charlatan

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:26

The Bananana: May 21, 2008; This is a metaphor, a Christian allegory. The fact that I have to explain to you that Jesus is the Warthog, and the Banana is drepanocytosis is just embarrassing for you.

I enjoyed the video. thank you , OP

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:33

ClamdestineBoyster: Aug 15, 2015; Can't post for 10 years!

I think it's bullshit that it's a goddamn vacuum tube and they're still clocking it at the speed of sound. Wouldn't the whole point of it being a vacuum tube be to go faster than the speed of sound? (No compression waves/sonic boom etc) :shrug:

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:39

AEMINAL: May 22, 2015; barf barf i am a dog, barf on your carpet, barf

Celluloid Sam posted:

Lol

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:40

The Bananana: May 21, 2008; This is a metaphor, a Christian allegory. The fact that I have to explain to you that Jesus is the Warthog, and the Banana is drepanocytosis is just embarrassing for you.

ClamdestineBoyster posted:

I think it's bullshit that it's a goddamn vacuum tube and they're still clocking it at the speed of sound. Wouldn't the whole point of it being a vacuum tube to go faster than the speed of sound? (No compression waves/sonic boom etc)

I think its stupid theyre using turbo fan in a vacuum. um, lets use an engine that relies on pushing air, in an environment with little to no air. durrrr...

lol, wouldn't magnets work better? like a maglev train in a vacuum?

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:40

ClamdestineBoyster: Aug 15, 2015; Can't post for 10 years!

The Bananana posted:

I think its stupid theyre using turbo fan in a vacuum. um, lets use an engine that relies on pushing air, in an environment with little to no air. durrrr...

lol, wouldn't magnets work better? like a maglev train in a vacuum?

Always with the magnets. :jerkbag:

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:43

Topographic Nap: Apr 22, 2007

Its totally gonna work don't be a hater

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:48

Spectral Debt: Jan 23, 2004; 9999 sucka

All the haters talking about how its not gonna work. Haters suck!

# ? Jul 28, 2016 05:58

Iron Prince: Aug 28, 2005; Buglord

Celluloid Sam posted:

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ANIME IS BLOOD: Sep 4, 2008; by zen death robot

if California wants to blow all its money throwing it into a vacuum pit deathtrap, well, I support that

# ? Jul 28, 2016 06:00

Jonny 290: May 5, 2005; [ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

hyperloop is a long con that is meant to allow elon and his fellow bay gazillionaires to live even farther out away from the proles

# ? Jul 28, 2016 06:02

Serak: Jun 18, 2000; Approaching Midnight.

it's not a scam in that there's nothing wrong with the theory or physics, but as someone whose job requires being a foaming train enthusiast, until I see passengers get out at their destination who are not covered in their own vomit, I'll remain skeptical.

# ? Jul 28, 2016 06:11

Gazpacho: Jun 18, 2004; by Fluffdaddy; Slippery Tilde

"i'm a rocketman woooo" -- elon "done gone" musk

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BaconCopter: Feb 13, 2008

gently caress, op you're rocking my world

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Fuckshoes: Jul 11, 2001; sup ladies

It's gonna be a real life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDOI0cq6GZM

# ? Jul 28, 2016 06:46

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Rich people throwing their money away at a go-nowhere jobs program? Sounds like private industry is a lot smarter than government

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Lamebot: Sep 8, 2005; ロボ顔菌～♡

numberoneposter posted:

hyperloops gonna own

im gonna take a hyperpoop on the hyperloop

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Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

mods _{_{_(knew!!)}} plz rename "utter" to "otter" in da thread title

namaste

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various cheeses: Jan 24, 2013

ROFLburger posted:

more like the hyperPOOP

Sounds like something that would literally suck the poo poo out of my rear end in a top hat

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Ruggan: Feb 20, 2007; WHAT THAT SMELL LIKE?!

ya know how some kids get their intestines sucked out sitting on pool filter intakes for hours?

just imagine sitting your butt on the hyperloop and opening it up... itd probably turn you inside out (in a good way)

# ? Jul 28, 2016 07:06