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Re:In 1919, an Army convoy drove cross-country from Washingt... by tastygreenapple on Monday July 08, 2019 @07:18PM (#20387668)
Most bullet trains run around ~250-300 km/h - it'd take ~15-17 hours to go from NYC to SF/LA on a bullet train.

That's 8 hours of sleeping, two hours eating, and 5-7 hours wondering if the speed of an airplane outweighs the discomfort.

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Re:In 1919, an Army convoy drove cross-country from Washingt... by pushtheenvelope on Friday July 12, 2019 @01:20PM (#20422407)
fair point - not sure why you are being downvoted.

Lets say SF to Chicago, then? Its about 2000 miles.

I was trying to illustrate a more general point that speed isn't necessarily the best or most optimal criteria even for long distances. My choice of example could have been better.

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