• xodoh74984@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      Personally, I always felt it was an impractical thought experiment you’d have in high school physics class after a lesson on friction and not much more. It was a great way to derail (heh) legitimate conversations about California building a realistic and cost effective high speed rail when it was first proposed.

      Side note: Nitter still exists?! I thought they gave up

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      12 days ago

      Why build a dangerous underground railroad for cars when you can just build safe regular high speed rail? Oh right, one discourages the overproduction and overuse of personal vehicles.