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Orrex

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5. Nature abhors a vacuum.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2014, 12:38 PM

Dec 2014

As of 11:38ET on 12/21/2014, this marks the 418th time I've successfully deployed that "joke," with no end in sight.

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IMO, the Hyperloop will be easier to install and better than driverless cars. [View all] CK_John Dec 2014 OP

It's really a great idea that needs funding immediately. Instead, 80% of budget is war. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #1

It's cheaper to lay track or build monorails Warpy Dec 2014 #2

The loop is faster than trains/planes BC it eliminates the air resistance with scum tubes. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #4

They're not mutually exclusive ideas Bosonic Dec 2014 #3

Nature abhors a vacuum. Orrex Dec 2014 #5

The Hyperloop is a very bad concept. DetlefK Dec 2014 #6

It isn't actually a vacuum fyi... Agschmid Dec 2014 #7

Try to breathe that: DetlefK Dec 2014 #8

Almost word for word of what they said about the "chunnel". CK_John Dec 2014 #9

The Chunnel isn't a vacuum tube. It's a regular tunnel. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #11

It's not a vacuum, that's innacurate. Agschmid Dec 2014 #12

Then it must work on some kind of pressure differential that isn't a true vacuum. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #14

There is a pressure differential that is correct, the pressure is reduced from atmospheric. Agschmid Dec 2014 #17

If nature abhorred a vacuum it wouldn't have so vastly much of it Fumesucker Dec 2014 #15

"Nature abhorrs vaccum" has an equivalent in thermodynamics. DetlefK Dec 2014 #19

If I was Emperor of the Earth... hunter Dec 2014 #10

Tomorrow you will have more time to think about it. CK_John Dec 2014 #13

Even human powered vehicles can go over 31 mph Fumesucker Dec 2014 #16

I'd make an exception for human powered vehicles and animals, of course. hunter Dec 2014 #18

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