• @Valmond
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    146 days ago

    And they thunder around at 300-360km/h all day every day.

    • bluGill
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      46 days ago

      Wind resistance is a problem at speed which is why production trains rarely go faster. Airplanes at altitude see much less win resistance. (hyperloop would also be good but will never be reasonable to build even if the engineering challenges are overcome)

      • tiredofsametab
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        66 days ago

        Japanese bullet trains had to get a redesign due to something akin to sonic booms when leaving tunnels that annoyed the hell out of residents several times an hour.

        • bluGill
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          36 days ago

          Noise is another issue of course but energy is what will kill faster trains for forever