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In reply to the discussion: LA to SF in 6 minutes? Meet Elon Musk's 4,000 mph transportation concept, the "Hyperloop" [View all]Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)24. Why couldn't you have seats on a gimbal?
Wouldn't rotating them so that the person is facing down reduce the acceleration G forces? Trade gravity pushing you into the belts with acceleration pushing you into the seat. Reduce acceleration at the midpoint and the chair rotates to "Normal", then rotates to face the rear of the car, then rotates face down again for the deccel... Do it right with no external view and the rider probably wouldn't realize the transition.
Been too long since physics classes, but I would assume that you could get 1.5 G acceleration without the rider even knowing that they were moving.
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LA to SF in 6 minutes? Meet Elon Musk's 4,000 mph transportation concept, the "Hyperloop" [View all]
wtmusic
Jul 2013
OP
There's an express elevator to the observation deck of the Sears Tower....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2013
#44
To get between those two points in an hour, I could totally endure that.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2013
#3
Considering it would move at twice the muzzle velocity of a typical .30-06 bullet . . .
tclambert
Jul 2013
#38
Just fyi, about 6.5 million passengers take LA to SF commercial flights in a year
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#16
Did I claim that LA to SF commuters were billionaires? Right, I thought not.
Starboard Tack
Jul 2013
#20
Sure, we can't even get the Acela to 100 mph for more than, what, 20% of its route . . .
hatrack
Jul 2013
#15
My point was, as a society, I believe the SkyTran to be a better investment than the hyperloop
OKIsItJustMe
Jul 2013
#42