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5/22/12 at 7:40pm
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I bet a ticket on those will cost several million dollars

This. Sadly... mad.gif
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5/22/12 at 7:42pm
so do I just stare at nothing while im being catapulted?
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post #13 of 163
5/22/12 at 7:42pm
Getting in a wreck would hurt.

Actually I take it back, you'd probably be dead so fast you wouldn't feel the pain.
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5/22/12 at 7:44pm
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4,000+ MPH = squish
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post #15 of 163
5/22/12 at 7:56pm
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What if you had to go to the bathroom or you really needed a cig? Cool concept regardless, I still see it being quite unfeasible for quite a while however.
Probably have a few pit stops along the way.
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5/22/12 at 7:58pm
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4,000+ MPH = squish

Excuse me?
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5/22/12 at 7:58pm
LA to NY in 45min.. impressive.
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5/22/12 at 8:02pm
G force = sudden death?
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5/22/12 at 8:37pm
Presumably they would limit the accelleration to the point where the G forces are tolerable.
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5/22/12 at 8:46pm
how many of these would be needed for mass travel? Tubes all over the place... Or perhaps send one behind the other... Though, do you want to be in the second card if the first has an error or stalls. I don't think 4K speed collisions would be fun...

We can dream?
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