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Chinese Maglev test vehicle sets world record, accelerating from 0 to 318 MPH in 2 seconds (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I don't know but it seems like the simple answer is to just not accelerate that fast. I doubt this was an attempt to imply that we should do this regularly. It's just a test to show what the technology is capable of. There's no real benefit to accelerating to that speed that quickly vs doing it over 30 seconds or longer.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    You can absolutely accelerate this fast if there are no people on board. China probably wants safe autonomous cargo trains at some point.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    What about eggs lol

    Autonomous 500kph cargo trains would be fantastic.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Why would they transport eggs this way...? Fast (expensive) cargo trains would be used for valuable products. For example minerals, metals, computer chips.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    There are non-transportation uses for it. Namely for weapons.

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