Re:Hyperloop
by grecy on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @02:44PM
(#6207470)
> You see this in actual high speed lifts.
Except that the chairs on a high speed lift have to be so much further apart, so you're not actually getting more people to the top in the same unit of time.
Source: I'm an Engineer and worked on fixed grip (slow) and detachable (fast) chairs and gondolas for 5 seasons.
Except that the chairs on a high speed lift have to be so much further apart, so you're not actually getting more people to the top in the same unit of time.
Source: I'm an Engineer and worked on fixed grip (slow) and detachable (fast) chairs and gondolas for 5 seasons.