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[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 69 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

the answer to every infrastructure problem is high-speed rail

I hope they figure out how to do this with engineless commercial airliners (I know it'll never happen but it would be cool)

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 58 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 52 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fuck it, I see no reason why a train couldn't be shot between two tracks 100 miles apart

[–] JuryNullification@hexbear.net 37 points 8 months ago

I want to see this as a Dahir Insaat animation

[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Well, you could make a "train" to orbit but your rail would have to be hundreds of kilometers long, dozens of kilometers tall, held up with wires and particle accelerators, and the train would probably just be a single car

Btw this would just accelerate the space plane so it doesnt have to burn as much fuel as otherwise. It's not a literal train into space

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 46 points 8 months ago (4 children)

It's not a literal train into space

kitty-cri

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't listen to them, comrade Xi will make Honkai Star Rail real.

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah but where I am it's all Honkies with No Rail sadness

[–] D61@hexbear.net 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TFW, the cartoon Galaxy Express 999 lied to me...

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 7 points 8 months ago

Look up launch loops if you're interested in trains to space