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The Hyperloop was always a scam (www.disconnect.blog)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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It's time to be honest about Musk's vacuum tube to nowhere

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[–] grue 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You don’t think people will take potshots at this thing?

Given that I always heard it being envisioned that the evacuated tube would be a tunnel, no, I don't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just I'm clear on this the plan is/was to dig a large diameter tunnel underground, between cities?

[–] grue 1 points 11 months ago

As far as I know, yep. That's how "The Boring Company" fit in to the scheme.