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Adjacent to SpaceX headquarters, 25 teams gathered for another Hyperloop Pod Competition. This time the winner would be judged by how quickly they could go down the 1.25 kilometer (about .77 miles) track. On the final day of competition, three teams advanced to the finals and had the chance to push their pod to the limit.
With a speed of just over 200 miles per-hour, the Warr (pronounced Varr) team from the Technical University of Munich handily beat the two other finalists with its small, but quick pod. Weighing just 80 kg (176 pounds) and powered by a 50kw motor, the vehicle was essentially a small electric car built specifically for winning the competition.
[...] At the end of the competition, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk mused that there's no reason why future pods in the competition couldn't hit 500 to 600 miles per-hour on the 1.25 kilometer track. Of course that means that there will be another Hyperloop Pod Competition sometime next year and who knows, maybe we'll see pods hitting the speeds that'll make the mode of transportation truly rival air travel.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/27/hyperloop-pod-competition-winner-hits-200-mph/
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday August 29 2017, @07:19PM
No, it's not a joke. He may present himself as a "friendly" billionaire trying to make environmentally friendly products, and get us to space, but he's just your typical toxic rich piece of shit.
I liked him a little bit before I found out that all the jobs he was bringing to the U.S were for the Eastern European men he imported as cheap labor. He took quite a few millions from the mouths of families in Northern California that had the skills and could've done the work. Instead, just like every other toxic piece of shit billionaire it was about doing something as cheaply as possible and to hell with the local communities and little guys. I'm sure he got tax relief and all sorts of incentives to come in, which is usually because it will help create local jobs.
That's the problem with complete fucking dipshits like Elon Musk. Yeah, you built your wonderful little toy with cheap labor that hurt our communities, and you still expect us to somehow be able to afford your Hyperloop?
Yeah, he wants to build a dynasty on Mars. Ship people there to be indentured servants essentially creating his new wealth on Mars. Live your entire life as one of his employees, and if his behavior on Earth is any indication, he will provide you with as little as possible to the job. When you are at place that depends on his corporation for continued supplies and the ability to breath air, I'm just totally positive that the work offers will be without duress and completely fair.
Fuck Elon Musk with a Hyperloop.
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