tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733123.post6586940449800390272..comments2023-11-02T12:36:23.182+01:00Comments on the brain police: Whazzat?microdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564820031343630871noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733123.post-20770189292353369482007-04-05T21:38:00.000+02:002007-04-05T21:38:00.000+02:00Pretty Awesome!I think the way to go is Maglev tho...Pretty Awesome!<BR/><BR/>I think the way to go is Maglev though. No friction except for air friction. I read about plans in Switzerland to make an underground maglev train that could achieve 2000 MPH by evacuating the underground tube to a close vacuum. I'll try to find a link. Here's a cool concept for transportation though:<BR/><BR/>http://www.skytran.net/stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187937248190953487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733123.post-59020381154930560572007-04-05T13:45:00.000+02:002007-04-05T13:45:00.000+02:00It is an electric train that is radically differen...It is an electric train that is radically different than traditional ones. It actually feeds power back into the grid when it brakes and when it reaches its optimal fast speed, it uses less power than a slower moving train. Even the material for the body is different, made to have very little drag.<BR/>They are very well designed objects. I rode a TGV from Angouleme to Paris back in the mid 90's and it was a comfortable fast trip.microdothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564820031343630871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733123.post-18452431070849107282007-04-05T05:52:00.000+02:002007-04-05T05:52:00.000+02:00How fuel efficient is it? I suppose anything that...How fuel efficient is it? I suppose anything that encourages the public to leave the cars in the garage is a good thing.Village Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.com