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China's hyperloop maglev train has achieved the fastest speed ever for a train at 623 km/h, as it prepares to test at up to 1,000 km/h in a 60km long hyperloop test tunnel. (robbreport.com)
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[–] tobbue@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm more concerned about becoming a meat noodle from getting sucked through a goofball sized hole when there is a leak in the train hull.

[–] birdcat@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

cool, didnt even think about that. i asked a ~~scientist~~ GPT and

...the remains of the human would likely follow a trajectory similar to the initial ejection path. The trail could potentially extend for kilometers ..... However, the trail would not be uniform. It would likely start more concentrated and become increasingly dispersed over distance ...

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