The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, Here's Why
Adam SomethingCited 3× on HN, 2021-2022
1.9M views · 5 years ago · commentary · dated
Adam Something argues that the Hyperloop is impractical, covering the costs and engineering problems of running trains in a near vacuum compared with conventional rail and metros. The description admits some wrong numbers in the original cut.
Cited as a concise critique of Hyperloop feasibility whenever the idea comes up.
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3 comments from Hacker News
Hyperloop is very much a con job. "Full Self Driving is just a year away" is very much a con job. The cybertruck is a con job. The Tesla Semi is a con job. The tesla robot is a con job. link link link link link Mark Spiegel: Elon Musk is ‘a pathological liar’ link The Fake Futurism of Elon Musk link DEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1 link The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, And Here's Why ▶ this video
> When does the next hyperloop leave SF for Tokyo? Never, the whole world has been building more efficient and cost-effective transportation such as high speed rail. Some details by Adam Something on the technology itself: "The HYPERLOOP Will Never Work, And Here's Why" < ▶ this video >
But one of the biggest issues I've seen regarding the hyperloop is the near vacuum costing and polluting more than a conventional metro, let alone being slower to shuffle total people than a metro, and more overall more expensive than a metro. For reference: [0] ▶ this video While this isn't explicitly about the hyperloop, it gives a good similar line with relation to the hyperloop [1] link