Not sure what idea will win...

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 08/10/2013 at 18:11 • Filed to: None

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GeorgeyBoy > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 18:19

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The cheapest.

dogisbadob > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 18:21

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emergency medical service vs emergency dental service

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > dogisbadob 08/10/2013 at 18:24

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Bro', do you even trains ? It is electromagnetic suspension vs. electro-dynamic suspension.

dogisbadob > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 18:31

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Actually I really don't know much about trains :(

Clown Shoe Pilot > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 18:42

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whatever happens, we'll probably have to bomb the shit out of both countries to stop it

shpuker > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 18:48

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The German one will obviously give better rail feedback and provide a more connected drive while the Japanese one will be tail happy and a lot of fun to just hoon around....

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > Clown Shoe Pilot 08/10/2013 at 18:50

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Huh? Why?

davedave1111 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 18:56

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I have a sneaking suspicion it'll be neither. Partially evacuated tunnels with wheeled trains may win. The problem with maglev is that wheeled trains can go faster than we really want to at the moment, given the cost of the power needed to overcome air resistance at high speeds.

Clown Shoe Pilot > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 19:01

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because germans and japanese.

it was a lame ww2 joke. ignore it.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > Clown Shoe Pilot 08/10/2013 at 19:06

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Oh, I was thinking that you meant that the whole idea of high speed trains endanger the 'murican way.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > davedave1111 08/10/2013 at 19:10

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But magnets mean a smoother and safer ride, and in the same time a more efficient one, because you have no friction.

Mattbob > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 19:28

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last time I trains'd was when I bought train simulator 2012 on a drunk whim. It all went downhill from there. So many lives were lost....

KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb > davedave1111 08/10/2013 at 19:28

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davedave1111 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 08/10/2013 at 20:26

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Wheels are much cheaper. If you go up above about 200mph you start to have problems with wheels, but that's about the limit we're at in energy cost terms at the moment. The moderately feasible PET systems with current tech at reasonableish cost don't involve a very low pressure, so trains won't be running much faster, just cheaper.