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3830322 No.3830322 [Reply] [Original]

Assume for a moment that mining platinum on the moon where economically feasible.

What would be the best way to transport arrogate some arbitrary distance, like 100 miles.

>> No.3830329

What?

>> No.3830344
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>> No.3830346

wat

>> No.3830359

Arrogate or Aggregate

>> No.3830377

just tell them there will be a gaggle of bitches 100mi in whatever direction who really want to hear about their accomplishments.

>> No.3830420
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What would be the best way to transport aggregate 100 miles on the moon

>> No.3830450

A maglev train obviously. With no friction to slow it down, once you get it up to speed it stays there until you use the brakes.

>> No.3830451

>>3830420
Why does that gif make me laugh so much

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>>3830450

Iron oxide exists in lunar regolith, Will it not foul up your magnets. Also you choose the second most expensive way to move stuff.

I vote for monorail.

>> No.3830545

Maglev Monorail

>> No.3830561

>>3830451
Because reality is sometimes more awesome than anything you could have ever imagined.

The whole video is, in a word, amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=firxS8BEhTk&feature=related

>> No.3830576

>>3830561
Ignore the previous, I posted a crappy version for some reason.

Here's the full with explanations:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa563MdIiXE

>> No.3830586

>>3830499
> Iron oxide exists in lunar regolith, Will it not foul up your magnets.

The lunar surface is actually subject to an "atmosphere" of electrostatically-elevated regolith dust. The bottom 30 feet or so, have the worst of it; but it does go higher.

So anything magnetic and clean will become dusty. Hopefully the design of the rail will include some sort of dust-repeller, even something lo-tech but effective, like a traveling brush robot (which moves aside when traffic nears).