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posted by martyb on Wednesday July 24 2019, @02:12AM   Printer-friendly

Elon Musk's vision for a futuristic form of transport has achieved a new milestone after a Hyperloop test pod hit a new top speed of 288mph (463kph) before it exploded.

At the 2019 edition of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, student teams launch their prototype pods through a 1.2 km vacuum tube beside the SpaceX headquarters in California.

Unfortunately for the winning team, their pod exploded shortly after reaching the top speed.

"We are happy to announce that we have reached a top speed of 463 km/h today," the team announced on Twitter.

"Although we lost some parts on the way, we were able to successful [sic] finish our run and are proud to be the winners of the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition."

[...] After announcing the new speed record on Twitter, Mr Musk revealed that the 2020 edition of the Hyperloop competition will take place in a 10km vacuum tunnel "with a curve".

A longer test track should presumably lead to much faster speeds, while the curve will mean teams will have to prepare a pod that can cope with real-world routes.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/elon-musk-hyperloop-top-speed-record-virgin-hyperlooptt-a9015381.html


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  • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Wednesday July 24 2019, @07:49PM

    by tangomargarine (667) on Wednesday July 24 2019, @07:49PM (#870832)

    Gave me a good chuckle. Remember that one scene in Galaxy Quest

    --

    "Fine, so try the digital conveyer on the pig!"
    *zap*
    "...guys? Did it work?"
    "Uhhh...yes. Everything's fine."
    "But the pig is inside out."
    "What?!"
    "...and then it exploded."

    --

    If I'm going to die in a transportation accident, at least I'll have the satisfaction of knowing it was in a really well-designed mode of transportation. That just happened to explode ;)

    --
    "Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
    Starting Score:    1  point
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  

    Total Score:   2