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1st Passengers On Virgin’s Hyperloop Share Their Experience | TODAY

[@jackl593]

Fancy LED lighting makes any concept seem legit

[@vishwa1666]

rgb everywhere

[@themegafuckingrichpussydes7653]

@@arionodhanis do U like lemons?

[@lazorplayz4556]

@@arionodhanis racist indian

[@nischaymiglani2617]

@@lazorplayz4556 he is not Indian. He is a Pakistani troller with fake Indian account who act like Indian to defame India's image.

[@nischaymiglani2617]

@@MUHAMMADFARROSLYNDRA-bl6yg ya you are right. His name sounds like Indonesian. 😅😅

[@b0ys0l09]

When it crashes you won’t feel any pain.

[@solarnaut]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3-oZWCsoa13bNE (simpson's 30 second clip) "the real humans wont burn quite so fast"

[@RyanPlazGames]

Bruh 🤣🤣🤣

[@beans1215]

So what’s gonna happen when it crashes? Drop and scrape against the bottom? Maybe bump the top of the tunnel? Oooo!

[@sushamapathak2023]

Be optimistic

[@OIII-IOOO]

@Kyle A 🙄😆😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 poor pitiful you.

[@davidcwilkerson]

Stop saying it hyperloop was created by Elon Musk. He did not come up with the idea.

[@crispynuggets3889]

...but he did, didn't he?

[@brianstone6463]

​@@crispynuggets3889 I think the earliest known proposal of a train in a vacuum tube was in 1910 by Robert Goddard, the rocket pioneer. It was an obvious evolution of pneumatic trains, which had already been experimented with several times by then.

[@radiantsquare007jrdeluxe9]

He popularized it though. He at least popularized the version of the hyperloop that Virgin Hyperloop is trying to develop

[@solarnaut]

@@radiantsquare007jrdeluxe9 he branded the 100 year old idea with the "hyperloop" tag then encouraged science/ engineering minds to pointlessly spin their wheels on it so they would not be working on competition to his cars and rockets. B-/

[@GenericName007]

That’s not what they said, learn to listen. Musk created and open sourced the design by which this company is basing theirs off of. He did not originate the idea of a hyper loop or using it as transportation his company is however the first to come up with a plausibly functional design. That is what they referenced.

[@MrMakeDo]

I love how we’re all moving around on Hyperloops now. Thanks Elon!

[@BrodyHarris]

Imagine sipping your drink, and then a magnet failure occurs.

[@chilliboy99]

What's a magnet failure?

[@BrodyHarris]

@@chilliboy99 the thing you would be inside in relies on magnets to stay floating and coasting along in the tunnel. If a magnet failed it would slam against the rails causing a potential disaster...

[@nevintom6851]

Imagine on a plane and engine failed Less horrifying than that

[@jimmydishkawnt]

Magnet failure? How does a magnet fail?

[@gabrielerucci342]

@@nevintom6851 bollocks. You can’t say “less horrifying”. It really depends on the circumstances. Sully proofed that you can ditch a passenger jet on the Hudson and save all souls onboard with a DOUBLE engine failure. If one engine quits on an airplane, especially if commercial, you still have another one you can rely on. Other than the pilot making the decision of where to go. Imagine being in a pipe, with vacuum... how do you get out of it? Come on!

[@ianmeadows6941]

Thought I’d never say this but, good job virgins!

[@svijay5361]

Yup, that's me. Thanks.

[@lugialaku867]

Thanks bro

[@inferno7997]

Thank you, it wouldn't possible if i have a gf

[@SR-pw6pi]

😂😂

[@Aetherguy-cb9bu]

Congratulating yourself I see...

[@Nethitarius]

Can we literally just have trains that run frequently and on time? Maybe some bullet trains? PLEASE?

[@rich7447]

The rail beds for high speed trains are a lot different than 99% of those currently used by Amtrak. The Acela service is only able to run at full speed (150 mph) on 34 miles of the 460 mile route. The cost to upgrade the infrastructure to support 150 mph or more sustained speed would be extremely high. The cheapest return fare on the Acela between NY and DC is currently $315 which is already as expensive as flying.

[@rich7447]

@@cyberumao Most Americans are not on the pro rail page.

[@rich7447]

@@cyberumao So you were in the coastal NE, So Cal or Chicago. There aren't many pro-rail Americans outside of those areas. Anyone who has traveled by rail in other parts of the US know that rail is a long way from guaranteed punctuality.

[@rich7447]

@@cyberumao Half of the country doesn't live in cities and the cities that people would commute between by rail are already similarly priced. Nobody is going to commute from Cleveland to NYC (450 miles) or Spokane to Seattle by high speed rail especially when it is more expensive than flying. I don't even really see why we would have a goal of reducing real estate price disparity between cities.

[@bandanasaikia6048]

No

[@jakelynch6067]

Imagine being the Director of Passenger Experience and there’s no passengers for years 👁👄👁

[@IconicProps]

First time there is a crash, there won't be much left.

[@Lordpianz]

It will happen, just a matter or when

[@josesbox9555]

Not much left when an airplane crashes. You ride n them still?

[@Lordpianz]

@@josesbox9555 its a high speed pipeline that transit people, so many components, what could possibly go wrong

[@Bleideris0]

@@josesbox9555 were isnt much left after jet chrash (mach 1)

[@stevesteveson2537]

Quick and painless. What more could you ask for

[@HawtBeef]

4:36 😆 "Uhhhhhhhh!"

[@shikhar_c]

Yeah wtf was that

[@johnysantos4415]

kkkkk

[@frankyflowers]

@Andrew Gomez maybe they like the hyperloop too much and came.

[@whydidppltakemyname]

The U.S. is actually behind in stuff like this. Japan’s had a bullet train for how long now? Can we just make public transit through the whole US a thing again?

[@TheJohn222222]

USA is very big in size . cities are far apart . these projects are expensive to build.

[@lord9562]

For your information, trains have run faster than the Shinkansen and that runs on completely different technologies. To clear matters, the Bullet Train is only a "FASTER" train propelled as well as running exactly as slower trains. How are you comparing a Bullet Train with a Hyperloop? A Hyperloop is magnetically levitated (no wheels on tracks with all that friction) and runs inside of a mostly empty tube (vacuum and minimal air friction as well). Therefore, it can in principle run at speeds much, much higher that regular trains (bullet or not) can achieve. The planned speeds are airliner level (600 mph or over 1000 kmph). Lastly, it was not Elon Musk who supposedly "Invented" this concept. Its been around for many decades and a is his habit, he simply borrowed it, spoke about it and promoted it as though it was his original idea. What a CAD!

[@jacoblaughbon3323]

Hyperloop isn't a bullet train. Bullet trains are more comparable to planes. This is more like public transit. Like really fast buses. :)

[@dharmdevil]

@@TheJohn222222 Meanwhile, China have bullet trains all over the country, even going to remotely populated region like Tibet. Just excuses, and politics.

[@lachlantaylor1225]

@@dharmdevil bullet trains don’t go anywhere near 600mph though

[@sippyber]

Is it the name that excites people? Because the Japanese Maglev train uses a similar technology and reaches a 375 miles/hour. A simple train with advanced technology. Very smooth. Beautiful. Comfortable.

[@Dan16673]

Was gonna say china and japan do this all day lol

[@sippyber]

@@Dan16673 lol, even Europe has super-fast trains, obviously if you compare this thing to the Amtrack trains looks like a revolution

[@Dan16673]

@@sippyber sure. But it wont be built in the usa. Cute prototype though

[@johnjay6370]

375 MPS really I heard 300KM. if they are reaching that speed that is awesome and anything over 300mph is fast enough for long trips.

[@sippyber]

@@johnjay6370 the speed of Japanese trains is 600km/h or 375mph.

[@dimitryvolfson7759]

It's a Theranos-like scam, but with Trillions of dollars.

[@andihuang8638]

Theranos cannot show their working products while this prototype clearly working already.

[@dimitryvolfson7759]

@@andihuang8638 how fast does the prototype go? How rough was the ride even at low speeds?

[@nachik09]

@@dimitryvolfson7759 The prototype can only go just over 110 mph because the loop ain't long enough to go faster. Its extremely smooth to ride because the near vacuum means theres little to no drag on the pod.

[@nachik09]

@PlaySomething! The logistics of building a prototype that's long enough to do 600mph is not there. But with actual production money for an actual loop between two cities 100+ miles apart, its actually feasible for it to reach or exceed those speeds.

[@dimitryvolfson7759]

@@nachik09 it's proven exactly zero, the ride at low speed was extremely rough

[@BartechTV]

Wait, 107mph? We had the prototype Intercity 125 in Britain hitting 143mph almost 50 years ago.

[@Mistermiyster]

No it can go to a top of 760 mph 6 under the speed of sound it's just the track is too short to go top speed

[@CalebResponds]

@@Mistermiyster has it gone that speed yet? We’ve only been waiting 9 & 1/2 years.

[@reinerbraun670]

When an airplane malfunctions, it's very scary because the entire plane shakes and alarms keep on beeping and you can't breathe when there's an air pressure breach. When a ship sinks, it's gonna be Titanic all over again, clinging to the boat until it submerges underwater then you'll freeze in the cold water if you're in the Atlantic. When it's a car crash, you may survive paralyzed and unable to speak. Also, really scary. But with a hyperloop, the speed is so fast you'll be crushed in a millisecond before even knowing it. Your brain won't even be quick enough to process what has happened. So worst-case scenario, even if you die, the hyperloop is the least scary way to die and the least painful because really you won't even know it.

[@searchingforfoodonyoutube2500]

Hyperloop is necessary 🇺🇲

[@aphus8504]

The compact size of the hyperloop is why it might fail, because just like the car, too much individual commute causes traffic, and to avoid trafic you need to move people en masse. The hyperloop might become an expensive version of planes except more time and more traffic.

[@AlphaZeno]

I feel Japan just laughing at this...

[@lalakuma9]

That's because the Koch brothers have been sabotaging US's train & public transport projects so that Americans would keep buying cars.

[@AlphaZeno]

@tommy aronson Okay thank for your useless comment then! When you want to take the time to be smarter than your average teenager in highschool please share the knowledge! o/ Take care mr nobody!

[@AlphaZeno]

@Hyruto No Murica is not laughing considering how poor the public transportation in America is, Japan has had extremely fast and working bullet trains to get people across the country with extreme effectiveness as well as China and it has been constructed and paid for. This little test has cost million and is extremely short and by the time anything like this will be considered the norm to travel around in it will cost billions and other countries like Japan, China, Europe... other parts of the world that already utilize fast transportations and trains would likely already be upgraded as well.

[@AlphaZeno]

its currently only 500 meters long (0.3 Miles or 0.5 Kilometers) and cost between $84 million and $121 million per mile... Yeahhh thats FAR greater than a bullet train that is would cost estimated $98 million dollars to male from Los Angeles to San Franciso which is (380 miles.) Hyperloop is EXTREMELY fast however by the time its built or would be built, a bullet train would have been much more benefited on use and cost. Hope he also understands that

[@AlphaZeno]

@@yuke3935 lol no its not. Only convenient

[@NextLevelEntertainment]

This is nothing compared to what Japan's trains can accomplish today. And the bullet train technology is from decades ago!

[@TechnoSan09]

Did they executed any hyperloops projects

[@jimmydishkawnt]

But the murica version, you are in a cylinder.

[@trevorblack8120]

bullet trains only go like 200mph this hit 107 on that short lil track and this thing is brand new

[@MC-dn3hs]

@Hyruto but today it did a little more than 1/10 of that. 🥱

[@hypir0n]

@@MC-dn3hs cuz of how small the tube is here

[@znariznotsj6533]

Imagine the monstrous clusters of space grade airlocks you would need at a major hyperloop hub. This whole idea is so terribly flawed.

[@Doggeslife]

And hardly an original concept. Even the fictional version on the early 1970s movie GENESIS II was taken from much older concepts.

[@Cydonius1]

when there is a will there's a way, this will revolutionize air travel .. i'd prefer this than taking a plane

[@zet99darius87]

@@Doggeslife well the idea is 200 years old, believe or not

[@CaliforniaBushman]

Can't wait for longer sections of tube to get it up to speed.

[@johnjay6370]

Needs to be at least 10km to really turn heads.

[@CaliforniaBushman]

@@johnjay6370How long does the tube need to be to test at 600+mph? And can't they break the Sound Barrier eventually, if the tube is at 99.99% vacuum?

[@johnjay6370]

@@CaliforniaBushman it took a little over 10s to reach 107 miles an hour so do the math, the acceleration is about 2g. Anyways its not just about hitting 600mph its about the engineering of the tube and dealing with different land types and changes in temperature. Lots of variables

[@meistsyans6526]

@@CaliforniaBushman boring company is Elon musk's, this is Branson's and no, they're above ground.

[@theobserver4576]

The mindset of people that are still living nowadays change extremely fast. There are no impossibility anymore only possibility and potential. Keep Up.

[@kingbladerZed]

If they have hyperloop from say Lacey, WA to Seattle nonstop, I'm in.

[@kingbladerZed]

@Soylent_Majority 46 actually, Lacey, WA to Seattle tend to be convenient when it comes to travel and work.

[@YellaBoneRay]

Where can I buy stock!?

[@911shan]

What U.S.A requires is newer railway tracks for higher train speeds, cheaper passenger train tickets and faster trains altogether. This hyper-loop is experimental. I do not ever see this becoming a mass project all over the U.S. Too many danger factors vs cost effectiveness of this project. The best example is Japan and China. High speed trains on new tracks have connected all of Japan and most of China leaving everything within a 3-6 hour train ride in comfort. The tickets are cheap and the near perfect train scheduling and no delays make it the most used transport system in the respective countries. In the U.S, Amtrak passenger trains average approximately 40 miles an hour, take longer than even driving, and are more expensive than plane tickets. That is why the passenger train business of Amtrak is rapidly dying.

[@tc3693]

The US is 2,000 miles coast to coast that is not at all realistic for high speed rail. In the US intercity high speed rail is most effective. The East Coast of the US has high speed rail. Air travel just makes more sense in the US

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@tc3693 More like 3,000 miles.

[@armansultanov6879]

Hyperloop: I made 172! Shinkaisen: Pathetic

[@smugshrug]

it's Shinkansen.

[@xxDxxism]

it's Shinkansen

[@maseffa7611]

There already exists a train that can do that, with air resistance.

[@thequake180]

My 2007 Toyota Corolla can go faster than the hyperloop.

[@bradydeverna7681]

Then ur stupid. Just watch the video by BM1 on hyper loop they clergy state that it a testing place and is not that long. If you knew what you were talking about you would that they say it can go up to 700 mph

[@ee214verilogtutorial2]

Looks like someone skipped a lot of physics classes in high school

[@keviisleather]

Japan: 👁👄👁 that’s cute

[@maximilianoroldan2808]

-o- kawai

[@SkpalTube]

2:10 mentions maximum speed of 107 mph, way less than normal high-speed rail. Seems there is a long way to go.

[@apotato5567]

Well you gotta start from somwhere

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@apotato5567 Like 150-200 mph. The speeds need to be at least 200 mph to make this more plausible as well.

[@junioradult6219]

@@easyenetwork2023 its called a short loop isnt it suppose to reach 700 to 900, good luck doing that on a practice loop

[@jay-em]

It amazes me that so many intelligent people can work on something that they must know is not commercially or technically feasible.

[@chrispollard6568]

Totally ignores time to get to a station, passenger throughput, land acquisition, security, last mile transportation.....

[@killlamas57]

I’m sure they are aware of that. It doesn’t take a genius to think of what challenges a system like this would have to face....clearly. The hard part is actually coming up solutions. This is a long way away from becoming reality but don’t underestimate people’s intelligence

[@chrispollard6568]

@@killlamas57 The "challenges" are well known and not solvable. It takes a finite time to drive to the terminal. Finite time to walk to the loading area, finite time to pull a vacuum after loading and there is a finite wait time between cars. When you get to the destination you have no flexible transport available and have to rent something.

[@lokisg3]

@@killlamas57 Dude, all those things have been settle since the first train in history. You think a company can't figure it out on a tube that even smaller than a subway. The reason that USA unable to build bullet train is because of stupid govt can't figure out the place, cost and who own it.

[@bpaldy]

@@lokisg3 Not the vacuum seal problem. At some point, with such small pods your gonna have a max throughput per-tunnel. And that doesn’t even take into account the stresses and costs of constant depressurization and pressurization of the terminals and the depressurization of hundreds of miles of tunnels

[@nashiersirajan4750]

the track only was more expensive than the current chinese railway infrastructure including stations.

[@Lanwarder]

When I was in elementary school I described something quite like that as something that would make a cool invention in the future and my teacher it just didn't work that way and would never happen......take that teacher whose name I can't quite remember lol

[@marcocappelli2236]

And your teacher was right, this project will never become a reality. It's nothing more than a scam...

[@Lanwarder]

Marco Cappelli How so?

[@Lanwarder]

Marco Cappelli Do you mean it won't exist because that's not really how the technology works or do you mean it won't be implemented as a common method of transportation? Because my point really was about the possibility of having some sort of train equivalent in a loop that rely on electromagnetism to reach high speed. Now if you tell me that's not really how it works I completely am willing to trust you and would like to hear how it actually does work. However if what you are saying is that cities will not invest in that technology, well that's definitely a possibility, but that's never what I was referring to.

[@marcocappelli2236]

@@Lanwarder Well, first, I don't think high speed transportation is that good an idea over long stretches of land. Japan can do it because it's a small nation with high population density, but the US is gigantic. California is slightly bigger than Japan, but has just 40 million people, while Japan has 126 million. But that was not what I was referring to either. KZbinr Thunderfoot explains very well why this wouldn't work. In short, while in practise it would function, it's impractical and horribly expensive. It requires a lot more of material than a bullet train, and has to be strong enough to sustain a vacuum, while being sufficiently durable to resist the constant heat expansion/contraction and compression/decompression. This heat expansion (which would be greater on the upper part of the tube) would require some form of expansion joints like oil pipelines do, while being able to sustain a vacuum, something that is difficult. The vacuum itself would be difficult to mantain, as the pumps would take some time to take the air out, and the tiniest leak would make all that work pointless. One could shoot at the tube at any point in the middle of the desert, rendering the Hypeloop useless for hours or days, and never be caught. And if the structural integrity of the tube fails, either because of a car ramming the tube, a bullet being fired, an explosive setting off, or just the constant heat expansion/contraction working the material, the tube will succumb to the air pressure and implode. And you better hope that the pods have enough time to stop, or they'll collide at the speed of a bullet. Thunderfoot also mentions that the air wave filling the tube would destroy or damage all pods in the line, but I suppose that depends on the aerodynamics of the pods, and how much space the pods occupy in the tubes. Those are some of the biggest concerns that engineers and skeptics have with the Hypeloop, but there are others, like how economically viable it would be, how expensive the tickets would be, etc.

[@MoringAfterStar]

@@Lanwarder it wont work while physics governs our lives. Its financially un-respinsible, and it's in effective. The virgin hyper loop is a scam that's sucking up money and not a single person who invests in it will see any return except for a pyramid scheme like pay out.

[@znrctrnn]

An embroidered t-shirt, coffee mug, and hat with the logo will be worth more than this technology.

[@desisnowboarder462]

Add a red mask with the logo and you have a deal.

[@hairbywill2896]

In a vacuum? Sweet so when there is a failure everyone's eye balls will be sacked out .... lol

[@hairbywill2896]

It's not hard to scare people these days sweetie

[@caz8135]

"sweetie?" I've seen dozens of people like you calling other people sweetie for some reason

[@mr.skellix7197]

@@caz8135 yea it’s kinda weird lol

[@mr.skellix7197]

@Wonjae Seo aAAAAAA

[@DiogenesOfCa]

Meanwhile Japan has bullet trains that carry hundreds of passengers at three times the speed. Hyper-boondoggle

[@sparty54]

Uhhh no. The fastest bullet train ever recorded was around 311mph.

[@DiogenesOfCa]

@@sparty54 And this piece of junk went 100 mph.....

[@Normacly]

@@DiogenesOfCa It only reached a top speed of 100 mph because the track is only 500 meter long. Any faster, and you will have that thing flying off the track because it wouldn't be able to stop in time.

[@allahlesboslu2_9]

There's an Indian too , that's really a matter of pride for India . Pune Mumbai hyperloop soon ♥️♥️♥️✌️

[@truemisto]

high speed rail has already been operating successfully for decades, in countries that were sensible enough to build it

[@rich7447]

It works in countries with relatively short distances between cities.

[@bpaldy]

@@rich7447 Tell that to China

[@rich7447]

@@bpaldy China has four times the population density of the US.

[@bpaldy]

@@rich7447 They built a whole line out to tibet, just to assert dominance.

[@rich7447]

@@bpaldy I guess you can do that when your populace has no alternative than obey the government. They built a COVID hospital in a couple of weeks too.

[@williamlouie569]

US don't even have high speed train let alone a reliable passenger train system and dream of a Hyperloop?

[@Tech-Sig]

I'd like to put all The Today Show anchors on the Virgin hyperloop forever!

[@XieRH1988]

if getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible were that big of a selling point, we'd still have Concordes flying in the sky i'm just saying... speed isn't as important as people make it out to be.

[@AquarianNomadic]

The Concorde created sonic booms that were really powerful and destructive over populated areas. That's why we don't have it anymore. A real shame.

[@larky368]

@@AquarianNomadic And this nonsense requires travelling in a near straight line through whatever happens to be in the way whether it's a mountain or a lake or some farmer's land.

[@stephenprice5882]

My question is you need to send tons of capsules all the time. How do the capsules stay a safe distance apart from each other?

[@vishalram6890]

congratulations we are waiting for hyperloop in Mumbai to pune. i hope it's complete so fast.

[@CybreSmee]

Why not get on a train? The fast ones go double that speed and carry 500 people for like $80 a ticket

[@justinwong5871]

I think this just an good idea. It will be super expensive to make it work. Safety is another issue when you are in sealed tunnel.

[@DrTurdsley]

"Zero direct emission" LOL. Sure but the manufacturing of the parts, capsules, and the building of the track will pollute plenty, not to mention destroying thousands of miles of landscapes to run tracks throughout the US.

[@AppleProGamer74]

You could say the same about roads

[@Cydonius1]

it will replace planes which pollute far more than building some tubes and capsules

[@8b8b8b]

And the amount of energy required to pull a vacuum

[@vire559]

@@Cydonius1 It will never replace plane due to the cost of tickets also this project it just replacing pollution to another, you gotta consider the maintenance, human waste from consumption etc..

[@GodsDiamond7]

That’s why they literally said “direct”... instead of indirect. Obviously, it’s an initial investment like ALL things made.

[@pallmall7385]

Did anyone else notice the huge vaccum pumps every 100 feet or so?? You think that's gonna be easy to power on a thousand mile track? You think that electricity is going to be emission free? You're deluding yourself.

[@abcgif9739]

Some things should never change. As a worker who doesnt have a car I think its best to invest in train thats always on time and no further delays I dont think we need fast trains but a reliable train

[@edwardc7462]

This form of transportation have been around in sci-fi series and films for many years like space 1999, Logan’s Run, Elon musk didn’t invent it but he may well have been the first to bring the idea to life another thing to remember is trains that use magnetic levitation have already existed for years in places like Japan

[@anhilliator1]

Funny thing is that he proposed it because of California's High-Speed-Rail failure.

[@easyenetwork2023]

It has been an idea since the 1800s.

[@tiagomorgado3798]

@@easyenetwork2023 finally someone who actually knows

[@landonheller9129]

for people terrified of traveling by plane this is a game-changer thanks virgin!

[@ddg-fi5bp]

Planes have evolved for decades to be as safe as they are now. Maybe this one will need those decades to be safer too

[@misterguts]

Try securing this thing along its route. Every hunter or milita dude will be taking potshots at the pressure hull.

[@Rust_Rust_Rust]

No need to thank me man 👍

[@danielrocks3143]

all test featured that can be seen on youtube are all in straight line/track, I wonder how this thing works in curve tracks and how much angle can they curve the track

[@karl2913]

Feels like the next monorail failure

[@searchingforfoodonyoutube2500]

Monorail future

[@rigoarmenta9747]

They should make it from Las Vegas to California to Phoenix

[@Shivajishelke-he2rm]

They are making in India Mumbai to Pune Search it on KZbin

[@melf6462]

If there is a malfunction in these hyperloops, is there emergency exit?!?! Especially if there is another pod shot out quickly after?!? lol

[@slytherinnyc]

Hyperloop? how about having a high speed train first.... smh.. japan had their bullet train since the 80's maybe late 70's...

[@ramixpAPEX]

USA can't have nice things because there are always dumb people ruining it

[@slytherinnyc]

@@DepressedBoi 1964 the bullet train ... japan was first.

[@GreenPartyHat]

Hyperloop is like the next gen version of a bullet train.

[@GreenPartyHat]

@@yuke3935 Thats a waste of money. Hyperloops can be made for 1/10th the cost.

[@hrprreview9046]

@@GreenPartyHat with a two passenger capacity.

[@Rizzo_67]

107 mph, how much power used to create the vacuum/km?

[@Rizzo_67]

@Soylent_Majority 46 They claimed they changing the world with a vehicle that goes 600mph this one goes 107. This is not a breakthrough but an expensive prototype that does not work. As a mechanical engineer who knows what they are trying to do, myself and my firms that I worked with over the years have never been able to engineer a vacuum over such a large volume that would not take more power than it was economically feasible to continue. This is why no one has done it before. This is why anyone who understands design engineering looks at this with skepticism. This is why it is called science and that is why some day this may actually work. But we won't get there if we look at the results with rose colored glasses. Then shame anyone who has questions.

[@rich7447]

I'm guessing that the vacuum would be maintained and vehicles would enter through airlocks. Once your pod is in the tube you are trapped. Loss of cabin pressure would require more than an oxygen mask falling from an overhead compartment.

[@Rizzo_67]

@Soylent_Majority 46 It has nothing to do with bitterness, it is called skepticism. This is part of the scientific process. I have few facts provided in this video to suggest a huge breakthrough, however I bet there is a pile of money going into this. I would love to see it work.

[@DpsRagerTM]

Meanwhile in Australia: "We just spend 2.1b on a light rail system. That been taking over 3years to build".

[@mantis1s1k]

Light rail is infinitely more useful than this nonsense.

[@DpsRagerTM]

@@mantis1s1k light rail is the past. This the future. Australia is still one of the world most backward country when it comes to technology.

[@mantis1s1k]

@@DpsRagerTM This moves 2 people 1500 ft. at the speed of a decent car. By the time your light rail system is up and running, that is still all this will be doing. I'd wager it's what this will be doing by the time you decide to expand that light rail system as well.

[@tinagasson3796]

Their is a history of this already in the 1870's

[@melissaanderson821]

this is the world today for tomorrow I can see !

[@JoseSanchez-ko8gr]

The light show is incredible the light speed surprised the didn't black out

[@NirajSingh-dw1ze]

4:36 was that alien sound😂😂

[@evilclownification]

Hyperloop scam. Thunderf00t army where you at

[@ydvisual5530]

LOL he's on it :)

[@jflow5601]

Pulling a vacuum at sea-level. dumb

[@tiagomaqz]

Love to read the comments here. It’s like reading people from the 50s talking about the 2000s. Lighten up people. If you stop moving the word doesn’t have to. Innovation will keep happing. Remember how people use to judge the internet before it was widespread? Where do you think you are right now?

[@theasianboy315]

You actually don't have to enlight those fools. Just let them sink in their stupidity. It's harder to argue with a fool than an engineer or smart people

[@zachb1706]

But they can gmail what they want, they are a private company - it’s not my money being wasted.

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

Imagine already commercially run German ICE train 205 mph, French TGV (198 mph), Japanese bullet trains 225 mph, Shanghai Maglev (267 mph), all electric and "green" transporting thousands of people while Hype(r)loop transports 2 persons at a slow 100mph, and later 28 persons at slightly faster speeds than the Shanghai maglev which transports thousands or people but is economically in debt for years. And the TGV does 355 mph and the Shinkansen does 374 mph top speed on rails and you are cheering for a tiny 100 mph maglev pod :-) But by magic Hype(r)loop which uses the same technology but needs vacuum tubes will be cheaper to build and maintain than current maglevs and there are claims of 20 dollars tickets 3 times less than regular trains, yeah sure :-) The elevator claim is ridiculous, how many expensive tubes are you going to build, because in one tube the elevator "technique" does not work. Fyre festival level of claims here.

[@jordanforbes2557]

You're missing the point entirely. Hyperloop technology is completely different to a train. It removes air resistance and friction. The pod is suspended above the track and in a vacuum tube. So the potential speeds and cost savings are huge. This is only the beginning.

[@the_phantom_nova6200]

The reason it only went to 100 is cause the track is very short for that kinda speed, The speed will drastically increase the further of a track it has. roughly to around 700-900 mph.

[@freetorobandloot]

@@jordanforbes2557 hyperloop is a scam. This is a 100 year old idea. It didn't work 100 years ago and it won't happen for a long time. Virgin hyperloop had already fired 50% of its employees and it has nothing to show for after 10 years of hype.

[@monsieuriey]

Japanese: hold my sake

[@chrisdawes7270]

Elon Musk DID NOT create the technology, he created HIS version of the tech. He is ONE of several companies that are building using "vactrain concept" which uses an open source design that is created by several people. Got to love Virgin's marketing team. Other competitors with VERY SIMILAR impemenation tech are HyperloopTT, rLoop, TransPod, Inc., The Boring Company, Arrivo Loop and SpaceX (now Virgin) As much spin here as big oil has with cars stopping fast rail from running. Fast rail as as much chance as this... and has the same limitation : real estate costs

[@groovetrain397]

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[@willardchi2571]

675 mph down a sealed tube. What could go wrong?

[@Evil0tto]

It's even worse. 675 mph down a sealed *vacuum* tube. The slightest crack or breakdown will turn the people inside into chunky salsa in less than a second.

[@apatheticallyconcerned6574]

1500 feet....wow. Sooooo impressive.

[@kingdon3719]

guys of course it's flawed that's how everything begins. let's just be happy and excited for a future when these will be complete. we are seriously reaching that cyber futuristic age that we expected for so long. be excited about it.

[@stevensvideosonyoutube]

Thank you.

[@tupinambis8524]

It's called a maglev train. Those exist.

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Just wait until Thunderf00t gets ahold of this video and debunks the crap out of it!

[@mysteryguest9555]

He already did and his analysis is eye opening. Just imagine what would happen to the pod while traveling at max speed when the tunnel loses is vacuum. I'll give you a hint, it won't be pretty.

[@samcam6932]

A fool and his money are soon departed.

[@liv.s.]

*Fun Fact:* Elon Musk is *not* the (original) founder of Tesla! He *bought* the title from a pair of inventors named Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning! 😃 🚄💨

[@kratosgodslayer6171]

lol he is a founder of tesla he just bought the name

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Main issues: (1) No existing infrastructure (2) Escape safety

[@wateriswet1117]

107 mph and it’s that shaky. Imagine going 500 mph that thing would fall apart.

[@hypir0n]

its still a prototype

[@markfernandes2467]

@@hypir0n more like Vaporware

[@tinagasson3796]

this is just hidden past history

[@BeautifulTurkish]

That tube would cost way higher than a railway. Why can't we focus on trains instead? We don't need 600mph tubes, 200mph trains are just about right for most people.

[@the_feature_selector859]

How would air be kept in the pod?

[@jmwloup5110]

it won't its canceled

[@the_feature_selector859]

@@jmwloup5110 not the question I asked

[@jmwloup5110]

@@the_feature_selector859 doesn't matter if it was just a pipe dream

[@dronexfun8469]

How do you create a vacuum in a tube hundreds or thousands of miles long?

[@sooocheesy]

Millions of Dyson vacuum cleaners will be connected to the tube

[@David-bl1bt]

@ dronexfun. Connect a pipe into space.

[@smugshrug]

107mph? they said these things were going to go over 400. how much money have they already wasted on this crap?

[@averagefortniteplayer9093]

It went 107 mph in 10 seconds but if it was longer it will go up to more than 400mph

[@smugshrug]

@@averagefortniteplayer9093 we don't know that yet, lol.

[@SaraEvans-d5n]

Fantastic!

[@SURFC0]

Finally some good news in 2020

[@harishdevdas]

Where the whole world would be thinking of traveling in it A country like Pakistan may be thinking that a bomb can be planted 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@MrAntiOrdinary]

The only way to keep this working is to make it COMPLETELY private-sector. Gov't will eventually cut corners and cut deals that will make it a hazard and entirely inefficient (like many, not all, the things gov't runs).

[@Starchild670]

This hyperloop idea is really dumb.Tunneling plus creating a vacuum? Insanely expensive and potentially very dangerous. We would be far better off building a ground level passenger rail system with signal and grade priority.

[@Bwilson1208]

will this be avalible to the public anytime soon

[@djmaggot5610]

It would be interesting to see a hyperloop from California to Kansas where I'm asking if you get off on like a bus stop and then code fare from New York then people can live in Kansas and work in New York or California

[@californiamade5608]

What majority of people would want to live in Kansas lol

[@djmaggot5610]

@@californiamade5608 I mostly paid Kansas cuz I looked up what state is in the middle of the country The Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States is located about two miles northwest

[@Pau_Pau9]

This is a very small length of test track. How can they keep the vacuum inside the tube for hundreds of miles?

[@markfernandes2467]

Answer: They can't, it's Vaporware.

[@Dive-the-world]

@@markfernandes2467 Vapoorize!

[@Midg-td3ty]

107 mph is not impressive. They need to get a much longer test track and reach speeds that cant reached by an ordinary train or a smart car.

[@sakenu16]

And I guess really test the theory on whether you will spill your drink at 600 mph.

[@sebastiaan1646]

Pressuring is gonna be a key since people actually have to get out of the tube/train

[@whoami1449]

If its truly in a vacuum, they wont have to design the capsule to be so aerodynamic. Literally no reason to, since there is no air. To be able to act like a freaking elevator(as she said) then you will need lots and lots of tube. From the first few second of the vid i think its slower than the bullet train.

[@stoltobot]

Hate to break it to you but over in Japan we’ve been testing the train and digging the hole between Nagoya and Tokyo for 10 years and plan to open in 2026. It’s just a high speed maglev train. Only this one looks claustrophobic and service-less

[@tonyparkin3379]

Taken 20 years to get hs2 green lit in UK. Gonna be hipsters Vs tree huggers fighting over land.

[@rudivandoornegat2371]

20 minutes from Washington to New York. Still nobody talks about 1 hour waiting for the tube to depressurize and 1 hour to pressurize at the destination. Still no cheap and working real life solution for air sluices for the pod to enter the tube.

[@MsBlackIntrovert]

um yes can we get that

[@pyropatriot3062]

yes we can, just have to remove blm and libs first

[@MsBlackIntrovert]

@@pyropatriot3062 um the hyper loop benefits listed in the video was less direct emissions, last time I checked being environmentally conscious is a “lib” thing but ok...

[@kurri3501]

I'm confused about what I'm supposed to be excited for here. "107 mph in under 10 seconds". The Dodonpa rollercoaster goes 0 to 107 in 1.8 seconds. I thought this was supposed to go 600 mph? Not saying the concept isn't great, but shouldn't we get excited when it is actually near completion? Unlike planes, a hyperloop will need lots and lots infrastructure like a highway or a traditional train. None of which exists. This is a long way out still.

[@VanlifeSurvivalist]

At this rate we will see hyperloop in 2040

[@thestomp1647]

"Is there a chance the track could bend?"

[@dukenukem5768]

This is so USA-centric, that they bang on about it being "green" transport. Unlike USA, Europe has been using electricity for inter-city travel for decades already, As for "networks in 10 years", in the UK, the HS2 railway was proposed in 2009 and _they have only just started to build it_ , and that was with no new tech or regulatory standards needed. I'm an engineer and can see massive tech problems with H-L yet to be solved .