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Re:The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines by digging on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:46PM (#37838729)
A common but misguided desire.
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Re:The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines by jcims on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @09:49PM (#37840046)
Of course, but it would be fun to design and build. And since it will obviously never happen it seems pretty harmless to think about?
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Re:The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines by digging on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @12:34PM (#37846657)
As an engineering challenge, yeah, the machine itself is super interesting. But "more road" isn't the answer to road congestion so it's a machine without a purpose (unless the purpose is propping up the oil & auto industries?).
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