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Re:Maglev Train Seen Making Washington-to-Baltimore Trip at ... by mrfusion on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @10:14AM (#8492769)
Wouldn't it take a ton of energy to hold a whole train against the force of gravity for any period of time? (or am I misunderstanding the physics?)
Re:Maglev Train Seen Making Washington-to-Baltimore Trip at ... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @10:15AM (#8492775)
Doesn't take any energy to hold a book on a shelf. Same kind of thing. It takes energy to move across the gradient of a field (like gravity or magnetism). If the train doesn't move up or down, no net energy required.