The Hyperloop
The Hyperloop is a term coined by Elon Musk for a hypothetical high-speed mode of transportation which would essentially consist of passenger cars travelling in a network of tubes. The Hyperloop passenger capsules would be designed to travel at nearly two times the speed of commercial airplanes while using less energy. How? The Hyperloop design minimizes the two major energy consumption drivers of ground-level transportation: friction with the ground and friction with the air, overcoming them by (1) having each passenger capsule float on a 0.02–0.05 inch (0.5–1.3 mm) layer of air using a method resembling the levitation of pucks over an air hockey table and (2) containing the passenger capsules inside a steel tube maintained at a partial vacuum. Using these techniques to eliminate friction with the ground and greatly reduce air resistance, the capsules could glide for the bulk of the journey.
Figure above: The Daily Mail UK
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