First of all, get all yo friends on this board cuz it's pretty dead and I like science.Second, can we all take a minute to appreciate the maglev trains of Shanghai? Electromagnets are very attractive, no?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Maglev_Tr

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09/18/15 (Fri) 22:11:49 No.3064

First of all, get all yo friends on this board cuz it's pretty dead and I like science.

Second, can we all take a minute to appreciate the maglev trains of Shanghai? Electromagnets are very attractive, no?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Maglev_Train

09/19/15 (Sat) 01:23:59 No.3065

Is that an actually functioning train line using maglev now? As in not just a test track? I didn't realize we had finally gotten this far with maglev. I've read up on them before and it seems like it's really had a lot of difficulty getting adoption. Can't wait for vacuum tube trains!

09/20/15 (Sun) 16:24:13 No.3066

>>3065

We've had them quite a while now bro. We had a low-speed maglev in Birmingham airport and that was a few years ago. This is a high-speed which works with different tech (and is much cooler).

China has embraced them because China knowsss.

Vacuum tubes sound cool, yeah.

09/21/15 (Mon) 04:22:42 No.3067

>>3065

While vacuum tubes offer great speed increases they also increase the construction and maintenance cost to a point where to don't think it will ever be economically viable.

If people were willing to pay big money to get places fast the concord would still be flying.

09/21/15 (Mon) 07:46:58 No.3068

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>>3067

Actually the main problem with the Concorde was the sonic booms and limited service because of city ordinances against them. I think there may still be a future for supersonic passenger flight if technology to greatly diminish or inhibit sonic booms altogether ever reaches maturity.

09/21/15 (Mon) 18:35:56 No.3069

>>3068

All dis swaggy transport and people still want to walk.

Also, this board is kinda dead.

09/23/15 (Wed) 05:43:50 No.3074

Eh, I used to be a fan, but once you take a hard look at transportation you realize there are many better ways of doing it…fixed rail isn't really that attractive anymore. Autonomous Vehicles (LV3/LV4) is where our future lies.

09/24/15 (Thu) 00:06:51 No.3079

I used to live in Shanghai, and I've used that train a couple times. It's quite fast, and very silent. Slightly wobbly at times, especially during turns, but it's pretty cool. I can confirm that the tickets are expensive as fuck tho.

09/24/15 (Thu) 04:19:07 No.3080

>>3079

Does the train continue levitating while boarding?