Re:The Boring Company [video]
by gpm on Friday April 28, 2017 @06:09PM
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People also tend to object to "move fast and break things" when they, and their very expensive buildings, are on top of said things and get broken as a result.
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Point. Although I'd assume the majority of subway routes tend to be built under roads (also bad, but less terrible)?
Not sure what the geology of San Francisco / California tends to be like, but I believe most of the Manhattan skyscrapers are anchored down to the bedrock. Which I'd expect would require cutting and reinforcing vs just "drill on through".