mark1447 Posted April 26, 2012 Share #1 Posted April 26, 2012 Futurama in real life? High speed tube transport concept can take you from New York to China in two hours The worst part of traveling is getting stuck on a massively lengthy flight, especially if you’re in a window seat next to a crying baby, a snorer, or that anxious passenger who won’t stop shaking his nervous leg. With this Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) concept, the fuss of long distance travel could be eliminated altogether by significantly reducing travel time during this incredibly high speed transportation tube. Seating a maximum of six passengers per tube plus a baggage compartment, the ETT can travel at a speed of approximately 4,000 miles per hour while remaining airless and frictionless. Thanks to magnetic levitation, the vacuum speed means you can go from New York to Los Angeles in a mere 45 minutes, New York to Beijing in two hours, or around the world in only six hours. Despite the high velocity, passengers will not experience discomfort because the tube apparently only produce 1G of force at top speed, comparable to riding in a normal car on a highway. This bold claim from the folks at ET3 says the technology could be available within the next decade and can completely change the way people travel around the globe. Tubes will also be set up like freeways to prevent traffic congestion, all the while providing a quiet, train-like experience without sharing your car with hundreds of other passengers. No sign of food and waiting service available as of yet, but there is a TV for you to enjoy on your short ride. “Just like trains, initial ETT use will be for cargo, and along high use routes of travel,” ET3 says in a statement on its official site. “Since the system is efficient in energy and materials used, high-speed travel will be low-cost, and sustainable. Eventually, everyone in the world may use the system.” Though the idea derived from designer Daryl Oster, who imagined the ETT back in the 80s during his experience traveling to China, the concept sounds much like Comedy Central’s Futurama‘s Tube Transport System which essentially does the same thing but in a less caricatural manner. In the cartoon, a passenger can just tell the tube where he or she wants to go and off they go catapulting to their destination. The TTS is also seen to speed underwater, and we’re not sure if this will be incorporated with ETT’s construction. With subways already built underground, it could very well be possible to help reduce above ground traffic. You know, just in case flying cars also make it into the picture in the next ten years. Exciting? Nerve-wracking? Too wild to be true? Watch a video by Next Media Animation explaining the concept below and tell us what you think of the ETT in our future. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McpWcn-1RZU&feature=player_embedded Source: http://www.digitaltr...a-in-two-hours/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted April 26, 2012 Share #2 Posted April 26, 2012 This has a long way to go, I think it won't be true until I retire to be hopeful... However, I doubt it... Unfortunately, I don't think we'll see this in our lifetime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Express Posted April 27, 2012 Share #3 Posted April 27, 2012 Even though I have to agree with Keystone on this one, this would be something very interesting to see. However, it would make job cuts for all types of commercial transit such as Commuter Rails and Aircrafts mostly. It seems as though that we have this kind of technology in our age today that we should be able to build something like this. Not as complicated as a flying car system, and I could see this being very efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted April 27, 2012 Share #4 Posted April 27, 2012 This is bad for jobs in the aviation industry, but I hope to see this by the time i'm 50. (I'm 12, by the way, so I'm not expecting anything like this for a while...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKorean Posted June 19, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 19, 2012 Even though I have to agree with Keystone on this one, this would be something very interesting to see. However, it would make job cuts for all types of commercial transit such as Commuter Rails and Aircrafts mostly. It seems as though that we have this kind of technology in our age today that we should be able to build something like this. Not as complicated as a flying car system, and I could see this being very efficient. Eh. Population is in declines anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted June 19, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 19, 2012 Uhh... 4,000 MPH? Uh... No thanks I'm a speed demon but even that's much too fast for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Express Posted June 20, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 20, 2012 Uhh... 4,000 MPH? Uh... No thanks I'm a speed demon but even that's much too fast for me If you looked carefully, the video says that it travels at 1G. Which essentially means that you won't feel anything, it will be exactly like a car ride. Roller-coasters and Race-cars are 3G and 4G respectively, and Planes can range anywhere depending on the turbulence and altitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted June 20, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 20, 2012 If you looked carefully, the video says that it travels at 1G. Which essentially means that you won't feel anything, it will be exactly like a car ride. Roller-coasters and Race-cars are 3G and 4G respectively, and Planes can range anywhere depending on the turbulence and altitude. Lol nonono I'm more worried about potential accidents that could happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted June 20, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 20, 2012 Uhh... 4,000 MPH? Uh... No thanks I'm a speed demon but even that's much too fast for me NOOOOO!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!!!!! Don't give them any ideas or they'll put in TIMERS!!!! Just kidding . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted June 20, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 20, 2012 NOOOOO!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!!!!! Don't give them any ideas or they'll put in TIMERS!!!! Just kidding . LOL if that thing somehow malfunctioned and you found yourself flying into some barrier at the end you are DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 20, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 20, 2012 LOL if that thing somehow malfunctioned and you found yourself flying into some barrier at the end you are DONE Oh god.... YYYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNCRASH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Express Posted June 20, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 20, 2012 Lol nonono I'm more worried about potential accidents that could happen Oh damn well that would have to be something pretty serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted June 21, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 21, 2012 And then an earthquake happens and fudges the tube up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 21, 2012 Share #14 Posted June 21, 2012 And then an earthquake happens and fudges the tube up. True. orrr... sseessmm*cough*iiccc*ahem*rreeetttrrr*gaackkk*oooofffiittt.... If you can't figure that out, sesmic retrofit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted June 22, 2012 Share #15 Posted June 22, 2012 don't underestimate technology it may very well be available in 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadcruiser1 Posted June 22, 2012 Share #16 Posted June 22, 2012 Not an old idea. It has been proposed many times. There has been proposals for a similar Transatlantic Tunnel that would run from New York City to London and Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWM Posted June 23, 2012 Share #17 Posted June 23, 2012 Imagine it said in the middle of the atlantic "sorry, there's been a malfunction, please walk to the nearest exit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted June 23, 2012 Share #18 Posted June 23, 2012 Imagine it said in the middle of the atlantic "sorry, there's been a malfunction, please walk to the nearest exit ppl will RIOT AFTERWARDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWM Posted June 23, 2012 Share #19 Posted June 23, 2012 No shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 23, 2012 Share #20 Posted June 23, 2012 I think the tubes should have a restroom, imagine if somebody had to go, things would not be pleasant. Maybe, since it produces 1G, there could be a little rec area on the tube. That would have to be large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Express Posted June 24, 2012 Share #21 Posted June 24, 2012 The tubes would have to be a solid 30 feet long for an ideal living area. Solid 10-15 feet high too. These ones look like about 15 by 6-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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