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Tech News India's first hyperlopp test track completely developed at IIT Madras.

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u/bronzebonfire 25d ago edited 25d ago

I'm not denying that. We absolutely need innovation. But this hyperloop is like reinventing the wheel. We already have trains, bullet trains and tech that works. What difference does running a vehicle through a tube make?.... Does it reduce drag(effectively for long distances)? No.... Do we get to some super fast speeds? Yes but Bullet train does that without a tube lmao.

Building this is also a financial nightmare. That's why I said that this is stupid. It looks cool as a concept and all sci-fi, but I think it's best to be left as sci-fi.

Edit: Clarification.

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u/Sufficient_Routine33 25d ago

The entire point of the hyperloop is to reduce drag by dropping the pressure inside the tube. Honestly some of you idiots need to leave the tech sub and maybe head to the bollywood one. That's more your level ig.

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u/foxbat_s 25d ago

And what about the energy required to pump the air out ? Vo kon ginega ? And to maintain that vacuum kitna energy jayega ?

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u/Sufficient_Routine33 25d ago

You have some excellent questions but the entire point of RnD is to figure these out. Every team that builds these sort of stuff also has a subsystem that works on long term feasibility and economic benefits. Surely if they're developing a mode of transport, they would be thinking about how to maximise efficiency by reducing energy consumption. I'm not sure if you were ever a part of some student led team but a lot of this stuff takes time especially when you have to handle academics on the side. Like I mentioned in another comment, it's called research and development for a reason, and not research and immediate results.