Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Elon's hundreds
Latest idiocy from Elon:
"Opposite is true: you can have 100's of layers of tunnels, but only one layer on surface (to first approximation), therefore trains should be on surface, cars below,"
I had written a long text to point out all the absurdities, then decided that a long graphic would do the job better.
This is just 24 tunnels, not 200. Even on this smaller scale, how do you get a constant stream of cars going up and down and in and out and accelerating to 150 MPH and decelerating to 0, with no LEFT AND RIGHT LANES to absorb the changes? You can't.
How about elevators instead of parking-structure ramps? Freight elevators go about 100 ft/min. The 200th tunnel will be about 4000 feet down, so it will take 40 minutes down and 40 minutes up. That's 80 minutes of purely wasted time. If you want to imagine a grain elevator manlift 4000 feet high, capable of carrying several 4000-pound cars, you're welcome to try. Next, imagine what happens when one car fails to exit at its desired tunnel and flips over the top, or crunches down into the bottom well.
Also, when you stack up "hundreds" of tunnels you're creating a long and deep perforation in the earth. This picture makes it clear. In other words, you're creating a FAULT LINE.
This is just 24 tunnels, not 200. Even on this smaller scale, how do you get a constant stream of cars going up and down and in and out and accelerating to 150 MPH and decelerating to 0, with no LEFT AND RIGHT LANES to absorb the changes? You can't.
How about elevators instead of parking-structure ramps? Freight elevators go about 100 ft/min. The 200th tunnel will be about 4000 feet down, so it will take 40 minutes down and 40 minutes up. That's 80 minutes of purely wasted time. If you want to imagine a grain elevator manlift 4000 feet high, capable of carrying several 4000-pound cars, you're welcome to try. Next, imagine what happens when one car fails to exit at its desired tunnel and flips over the top, or crunches down into the bottom well.
Also, when you stack up "hundreds" of tunnels you're creating a long and deep perforation in the earth. This picture makes it clear. In other words, you're creating a FAULT LINE.Labels: infinite infinite infinite infinite lunacy
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