Post Ad5d4i6ZhHfs6hsVoe by DreadShips@mastodon.me.uk
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 (DIR) Post #Ad4We7ERNGbhKpX6Ke by DreadShips@mastodon.me.uk
       2023-12-22T14:43:44Z
       
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       Ludicrous shat-through-a-tube future of transport Hyperloop was officially abandoned this week, proving once again that atmospheric railways suck.The victim of unsolvable technological problems like "going around corners", Hyperloop nonetheless achieved its primary aims of attracting investment away from boring old high speed rail. Y'know, the stuff that actually works.#FailureFriday
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad4We8BznqFIJXOfA0 by selea@social.linux.pizza
       2023-12-22T15:39:19Z
       
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       @DreadShips No one foresaw this /s
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad4gSfQjOowbSvSfj6 by twizzay@thisis.mylegendary.quest
       2023-12-22T17:29:18.418919Z
       
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       @DreadShips :edgarVirus_dropATrain:
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad4hOhJMYyv25zgalk by vic@seal.cafe
       2023-12-22T17:39:50.387188Z
       
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       @DreadShips it also succeeded in mainstreaming the idea of gigantic underground tunnels and gauging public reception to them
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad5cqL0klMbKQdImXY by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-12-23T04:23:30Z
       
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       @DreadShips See also, fusion, which is a great way to say "oh, I support nuclear energy, just not the kind that can actually be implemented."
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad5d4i6ZhHfs6hsVoe by DreadShips@mastodon.me.uk
       2023-12-22T21:03:45Z
       
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       @midgephoto the logic was sound, although the confidence in arguably led to the Devon Banks being steeper then they might have been, and it failed to anticipate the speed at which locomotive power would develop. And yes, electricity is definitely aiming for the same benefit (but works)
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad5d4is4qffiU26RrE by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-12-23T04:26:05Z
       
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       @DreadShips @midgephoto We might note that, prior to the triumph of electrification, one of the leading systems of propulsion for street railways was cable-haulage using stationary engines.Most people are unaware that, from 1888 to 1948, end-use of energy in Britain tripled, while fuel consumption remained flat, largely because of the efficiency improvements made possible by replacing small steam engines with electric motors and large steam central-stations.