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Comment on Chinese Maglev test vehicle sets world record, accelerating from 0 to 318 MPH in 2 seconds

I don’t know but it seems like the simple answer is to just not accelerate that fast. I doubt this was an attempt to imply that we should do this regularly. It’s just a test to show what the technology is capable of. There’s no real benefit to accelerating to that speed that quickly vs doing it over 30 seconds or longer.

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jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
You can absolutely accelerate this fast if there are no people on board. China probably wants safe autonomous cargo trains at some point.

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- CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  What about eggs lol
  
  Autonomous 500kph cargo trains would be fantastic.
  
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  - jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Why would they transport eggs this way…? Fast (expensive) cargo trains would be used for valuable products. For example minerals, metals, computer chips.
    
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    sauce@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Have you seen the price of eggs?
    
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Beacon@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
There are non-transportation uses for it. Namely for weapons.

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- mycodesucks@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Call me a victim blamer, but if you let your enemy build a superconducting maglev rail from their territory to yours, I feel like that’s on you.
  
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  - gsdsam@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Mr President, a second train has hit the Twin Towers.
    
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- optissima@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You can’t think any non-living thing someone would want to tramsfer beyond weapons? 😂
  
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CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Definitely a “look what I can do” test and not a practical example of how the trams in Beijing will travel between stops. Though it would reduce trip time!

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