Posted on 12/16/2024 4:43:57 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Spanning 3,400 miles, the tunnel would be the most ambitious infrastructure project ever undertaken. The difficulties of building an underground rail tunnel all the way from London to New York might seem insurmountable, yet plans to actually construct such a tunnel are genuinely being considered, with those behind the idea estimating that it could cost somewhere in the region of $20 trillion.
Not only would the tunnel be the longest ever built by a huge margin at 3,400 miles long, but it would also make incredibly fast trans-Atlantic travel a reality, with trips between New York and London taking a mere 54 minutes to complete.
This remarkably short travel time would be achieved by creating a vacuum within the tunnel and using pressurized vehicles that could theoretically reach speeds of up to 3,000mph.
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They have no choice.
At that depth, think Titantic sub like implosion. You are going to need way, way more than a snorkel. And a way to get past the mountain of rocks .
Yep ! And under a lot of pressure…
But a carbon fiber shell (Titantic sub( should be enough, right?
(What type of tunnel or tube could possibly withstand the outlandishly tremendous water pressures at the depths of the ocean bed)
It would be built 100s of feet below the ocean bed in solid rock.
Nah
It can be done, no question. There is just no need because cargo ships and planes are more efficient.
However, another problem is how to power the train to go through it, because you would be looking at an approximately 5000-6000 km. That’s like trying to power a home in California from a powerplant in New York.
He has a tunnel in Vegas that is always busy,
The idea is that cars are suspended using magnetics.
This was foretold years ago by https://youtu.be/biPX93IPzYY?si=OHy4bSPq4_1YATSH
There is the little matter of crossing the little old mid-Atlantic Ridge something very seismically active. Things like even lava flows.
heres an idea build the tunnel to iceland come out on land, hop over the rift, then go back under. That could solve a lot of problems.
Answer me this, how is he powering Starship to Mars, a 6/7 month trip millions of miles away? 5000-6000 km is like kindergarten by comparison.
Wouldn’t it be easier and cheaper to get back into supersonic air travel instead? There are ideas out there for mitigating the sonic boom issues .
They’re proposing to put a vacuum in a tube that has 5000 PSI of water pressure on it.
Think on that for a minute.
Ditto. My claustrophobia is pinging just reading about it.
Certainly not through a powerline, that’s for sure.
He’ll probably use the same methods that were used for NASA projects to Mars.
It's his brand. Throw some crazy Buck Rogers ideal agains the wall, and see what sticks.
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