▲ 341 ▼ Is America's quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam? (theweek.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 78 comments fedilink hide all child comments Is America's quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?::New projects in California, Texas, and Florida are a sign that the United States is finally getting serious about modernizing its commuter railway system.
[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Area of USA: 9,833,520 km^2 Area of Europe: 10,180,000 km^2 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Did you seriously just compare the landmass of the United States with the entire fucking CONTINENT of Europe? Yes...yes you did. If that's the comparison you want then the Area of North America is 24,474,000 sq km. The better comparison would be the US and the European Union. The EU is 4,422,773 km2. Now sit down short stack. You aren't tall enough for this ride. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are highly regarded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago* You are highly regarded. Unlikely. The upside of being socially inept though is that I have more time and headspace for important things...like knowing the difference between a Country and a Continent. permalink fedilink source parent [+] thomcat@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Let's go for Russia then. Compare sizes. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Did you seriously just compare the landmass of the United States with the entire fucking CONTINENT of Europe? Yes...yes you did. If that's the comparison you want then the Area of North America is 24,474,000 sq km. The better comparison would be the US and the European Union. The EU is 4,422,773 km2. Now sit down short stack. You aren't tall enough for this ride. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are highly regarded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago* You are highly regarded. Unlikely. The upside of being socially inept though is that I have more time and headspace for important things...like knowing the difference between a Country and a Continent. permalink fedilink source parent [+] thomcat@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Let's go for Russia then. Compare sizes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are highly regarded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago* You are highly regarded. Unlikely. The upside of being socially inept though is that I have more time and headspace for important things...like knowing the difference between a Country and a Continent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago* You are highly regarded. Unlikely. The upside of being socially inept though is that I have more time and headspace for important things...like knowing the difference between a Country and a Continent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Let's go for Russia then. Compare sizes. permalink fedilink source parent