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Re:German students win hyperloop competition, reaching 200 mph by Robotbeat on Monday August 28, 2017 @12:57PM (#15118092)
Humans are pretty tough, it turns out. And people often are overly conservative in these kinds of discussions.

http://rollercoaster.wikia.com/wiki/Highest_G-Force_on_a_Rol...

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Re:German students win hyperloop competition, reaching 200 mph by adrianN on Monday August 28, 2017 @01:12PM (#15118238)
Maybe you don't want to have a transportation system that is as uncomfortable to ride as a rollercoaster. You might want to be able to transport frail elderly people and small children as well.
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Re:German students win hyperloop competition, reaching 200 mph by Robotbeat on Monday August 28, 2017 @01:30PM (#15118407)
This is a test track and a competition. Nobody is claiming to build a passenger hyperloop with these accelerations except for fun.
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