What they don't show you is the dome keeping the air in, as this is the future society which Elon Musk will build on the moon.
The Boring Company [video]
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#112You know, we have something like that and it's called Metro.
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#113I thought this was satire until I came to the comments.
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
> unless there are serious advances in rock boring techniques I'm pretty sure Elon Musk doesn't enter a market unless he intends to do just that. Edit: I got downvoted a bit but it is his MO. He takes things that are expensive and makes them cheaper. For what it's worth though, I do think the tunnels in that video are ridiculous.
And concrete production? And underground hazard detection? And coordination with city infrastructure? And...
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#115I have to give Elon Musk credit - the average person would be hard-pressed to come up with even a single laughably impractical mode of transportation, but he's got two.
Actually he has 3... Rocketry is a pretty impractical mode of transportation as well.
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#116How about... mass transit. You know, not needing to dig giant big tunnels and build the infrastructure to ferry individual people in huge cars around underground, because the roads are too congested with individual people in huge cars. Dig big tunnels to ferry trains with people underground. Works pretty well.
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#117I feel like everything Elon Musk undertakes with his companies is just one huge Mars Beta Test.
- SpaceX:
Obvious, got to get to space somehow
- Tesla:
Build cars/machines to run on something
that is guaranteed to exist on Mars (the sun) vs. Oil
- Gigafactory:
How to build batteries 101
- Solar roof:
While Earths environment may not be as
harsh as Mars you still learn something, and improve
solar panel production in the process
- Boring:
May not make too much sense on Earth with
existing infrastructure, but undereart..undermars?
transportation is protected from the environment/sand
stroms/whathaveyou.
How to go to Mars and stay there:
1. Figure out what you need
2. Build it
3. ???
4. Mars
Or he just hates LA traffic.
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#118Telecommuting is a lot cheaper and easier. Also, what is the point of those rails? Seems like self-driving cars would be much easier and require a lot less. I think the robotic conveyer belt style design like seen in movies like iRobot would be cheaper and more convenient. Plus, having it so people don't walk to their cars means you don't have to worry about theft in parking garages as much either.
Consistency of acceleration/deceleration/top-speed, I'd guess.
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#119When I heard about Boring Company I kind of just assumed it would be used for underground hyper loops. This feels kind of wrong.
Actually I believe part of the thinking behind this is that hyperloops underground would be easier to route and maintain especially under cities.
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#120The costs of tunneling are like FAR more expensive than most think. Breaking, excavating, and supporting rock is slow, time and cost heavy, and precarious work. While this is an interesting concept, unless there are serious advances in rock boring techniques (personal opinion: there are none coming) this will never approach fruition. I would suggest anyone interested in further research look into the "Big Dig" of Bos…
Not only the drilling, but the shoring up and walling of the tunnel. Also, people tend to be opposed to "move fast and break things" if they're likely to get buried under them.