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will it actually work guys?
or is this just a scam

>> No.11239882

It'll either suck or blow.

>> No.11239894

mag lev please. why can't we just do some cool ass mag lev shit?

>> No.11240009

>>11239894
it's apparently really inefficient

>> No.11240025

>>11240009
seemed fine when I went to Japan.

>> No.11240048

>>11240025
no I meant inefficient in terms of energy usage

>> No.11240051

>>11240009
>based water cooling
>since when does this not work

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>>11239876
technically? certainly
economically? probably not
will it be build? maybe a short loop in Disneyland

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>> No.11240304

>>11239876
Working isn‘t the problem. It being economical and practical is.
Given infinite ressources and zero regulation/safety/practicality considerations of course it‘d work.

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>>11239876
Reminder:

Starlink: In the long term, SpaceX intends to develop and deploy a version of the satellite communication system to serve Mars (colony)
Boring Company: development of underground tunnels and travel for Mars colony.
Tesla Inc: development of vehicle and battery technology for Mars colony
SolarCity: development of battery technology, solar power technology, and its usefor Mars colony
SpaceX: Reusable rockets and space ships for getting to and off of Mars.

Not directly Mars-colony-related per se, but can be used as such,
Neuralink: Machine brain implants.
OpenAI: Attempting to make human-friendly AI that won't be a threat to humanity.

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>>11239876
It's the demonstration of what happen when the economic positive-feedback concentrate more and more money in the hands of less and less reasonable people.
It doesn't matter anymore if it work, if a more simple maglev was more efficient on the long term or even if it is a scam.
Someone rich asked for it, salaryman will therefore work on it regardless.

If he paid for a space elevator we would work on it without studying other solution like space tether, orbital ring, or launch loop (those all require experience with magnetic rails).