Trans-Atlantic Tunnel?????

[RamyGras]

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence...teractive.html

A magnetically levitated train could theoretically take you from New York to London in 54 minutes. But you'd have to go 5,000 mph through a 3,100-mile-long tunnel that was itself floating in the Atlantic Ocean.

[Kärnfysikern]

Sounds like some engineers wet dream. Would be awsome but I cant imagine the price for such a thing.

[RamyGras]

I knew you'd get a kick out of it.

[singern]

That would really shorten my commute.......but Im hoping for the matter transporter. "Beam me up scotty"

[mcpeepants]

this looks like a such a stupid idea and waste of money

[Kärnfysikern]

this looks like a such a stupid idea and waste of money

If its large enough that it can replace alot of flights betwen europe and america it would maby be worthwhile from a environmental point of view.

[Carlos_E]

If its large enough that it can replace alot of flights betwen europe and america it would maby be worthwhile from a environmental point of view.

A shipping and a passenger tunnel.

It sounds awesome! I would not mind an hour commute to work in London.

[RA]

If its large enough that it can replace alot of flights betwen europe and america it would maby be worthwhile from a environmental point of view.

I dont see how it could withstand the elements.

[maxex]

Never happen...salt water would eat that thing up.

[Snrf]

things like this are funny. remember those articles from the 1950s-60s saying we'd all live on the moon in the year 2000 and eat food pills.....

or that we'd all have flying cars.

in 30-40 years they'll laugh at retarded people from 2007 who thought trans-atlantic tunnels were gonna be a reality

[RamyGras]

People thought that in the 50-60's? I don't know very much at all about science and technology, I wish I did. But for some reason, I looked at this article, and assumed it was possible. Is it really that impossible?

[Snrf]

I dunno if its impossible..its just impossible to predict things to come in 30-40 years.

like 30-40 years ago they were predicting all kindsa shit that hasnt come true, and completely missed loads of things that have.

[Vinlander]

I'd love to know who's going to pony up the cash for 3,000 miles of concrete, steel, fiber optic cable, etc. and just how unrealistically high the price would be for a ticket on that train ($200 each way is hardly economical). It would take the GDP of an entire country to just get this project started and hire the engineers, service personnel, architects, etc.

A larger problem would be servicing the tunnel. How would you staff personnel along 3,000 miles? What would happen in the event of a leak? Would you have pumps that could evacuate 3,000 miles of ocean water once the hole was patched? Who "owns" the tunnel since it's in international waters and who can profit from it?

[alphaman]

and just how unrealistically high the price would be for a ticket on that train.

That's what I was thinking. The toll to go over the chesapeake bay bridge-tunnel is like 12 bucks. It's 20 miles long and doesn't have a magnetic train... Factoring the same cost for the structure w/ out a train that goes 5,000 mph (??) would be around 1,900 bucks.....

[maxex]

That's what I was thinking. The toll to go over the chesapeake bay bridge-tunnel is like 12 bucks. It's 20 miles long and doesn't have a magnetic train... Factoring the same cost for the structure w/ out a train that goes 5,000 mph (??) would be around 1,900 bucks.....

that's an awsome bridge...went over it oneday in a extremely bad thunderstorm.....saw a water spout about 100 yards from the bridge...pretty cool sh1t.

[alphaman]

that's an awsome bridge...went over it oneday in a extremely bad thunderstorm.....saw a water spout about 100 yards from the bridge...pretty cool sh1t.

Yeah . I live in the midwest now, but I grew up in va beach. I've seen several waterspouts while I was in the water!

[maxex]

Yeah . I live in the midwest now, but I grew up in va beach. I've seen several waterspouts while I was in the water!

yep..its a sight to see.

[3Vandoo]

possible, we put some slave to it!

conquer a few nations for their ressources, then we are set