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Re:Hyperloop Update: Elon Musk Will Start Developing It Himself by dlss on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @08:58AM (#6205390)
This is actually genius. A nationwide tube system feels like it would beat the pants of of trucking.

I'm not sure about narrower though -- maybe the "with car" design could be modified to have shipping containers placed on to the sleds?

Re:Hyperloop Update: Elon Musk Will Start Developing It Himself by moocowduckquack on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @09:50AM (#6205651)
I was thinking about what would a cheap scale demo still be useful for. If you built one out of 2 foot plastic pipe, you might still be able to have a market for parcel delivery systems and therefore make your money back off the prototype investment before you make a bigger one. Linking some hospitals would be a good starting point maybe.