News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Elon Musk's Hyperloop is viable, says maker of simulation software. Parent comment

Re:Elon Musk's Hyperloop is viable, says maker of simulation... by vectorjohn on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @07:07PM (#6408772)
1-3 are already figured out, they are not hard problems or very different than the existing proposed HSR line. 4 is addressed and the only part that you can't really know until you dive into actual implementation. It is estimated though.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Elon Musk's Hyperloop is viable, says maker of simulation... by rorrr2 on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @08:27PM (#6409057)
Figured out? Where do we have long near-vacuum tunnels in a seismic area?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Elon Musk's Hyperloop is viable, says maker of simulation... by vectorjohn on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @10:46PM (#6409477)
I take it you mean to imply that by "figured out" I mean we have a working example. Obviously not, or we wouldn't be lacking a hyperloop. By figured out I mean all the requisite problems have been solved. It isn't a mystery how we could build a tube and put vacuum pumps on it. And we've built plenty of complex structures in seismic areas.
[ Parent | on HN ]