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[Leviathan]

Wow it must suck living in a box.
I'm sure theres a name for the problem you have.
Do you trust cars? what about your house? Do you trust that?
My point was there is huge safety risks in just about anything, when the proper thought and leg work is put into something, these risks can be mitigated.

Originally Posted by Silverwinged

Did I say I trusted aircrafts either? Don't go putting words in my mouth, thanks.

[Silverwinged]

Originally Posted by Leviathan

Wow it must suck living in a box.
I'm sure theres a name for the problem you have.
Do you trust cars? what about your house? Do you trust that?
My point was there is huge safety risks in just about anything, when the proper thought and leg work is put into something, these risks can be mitigated.

I would really look in the mirror if I were you, before accusing people of having a "problem". You really have an annoying tendency with making assumptions on what you think might be going on, buddy. So let me fill you in on a few things. The only reason I commented about the safety of the underwater train is because I have a fear of drowning. Not that its any of your business though, to me the idea just seems unrealistic and down right scary. My point is, I'm allowed to have my own opinions on what might be safe and what might not be, and its just common sense not to insult someone else’s views on things.

[Leviathan]

The only reason I'm knocking your oppinion is because compared to some other things that have been done, its very realistic and has the ability to be real safe, arguably safer than crossing the street. There is nothing about it that makes me think that it won't eventually happen. The speed of the train would be more of a consideration to me. I wasn't insulting your oppinion as much as I was questioning the reasoning behind it, which in this case is pure fear. I would be more concerned crossing the street.

Originally Posted by Silverwinged

I would really look in the mirror if I were you, before accusing people of having a "problem". You really have an annoying tendency with making assumptions on what you think might be going on, buddy. So let me fill you in on a few things. The only reason I commented about the safety of the underwater train is because I have a fear of drowning. Not that its any of your business though, to me the idea just seems unrealistic and down right scary. My point is, I'm allowed to have my own opinions on what might be safe and what might not be, and its just common sense not to insult someone else’s views on things.

[ƒORM]

Originally Posted by omega_image

http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/transatlantictunnel/interactive/interactive.html

check this out......damnnnnnnn

I saw that program when it was on discovery and it was mind boggling. One of their major concerns was nuclear subs and whether or not it would be fire proof since fresh oxygen would be pumping through. Any sub hitting the structure could severely damage the tunnel. The seats would actually pivot to adjust to the gforce....too bad project start dates would not appear until 2020...

[Mo...]

thats just wiggy

[FeelGood]

5000mph holy shiiiiiit!

that would be dope, so when is this thing going to built

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Originally Posted by DJDeeb

Sounds like a good idea.....but I'm not sure if the 5000mph is true.

Jet fighter pilots have to go though a very strenuous training to withstand the g forces that they experience in the jet.
I'm not sure the average person will be able to handle the same!
Unless everyone just blacks out and then when they get to the other side they have people who revive them.....

"g" forces are only experienced during periods of acceleration or decelleration, thus why the letter "g" is used (g = 9.8m/s^2, or the acceleration we experience as a result of the earth's gravity, so pulling 4 g's would be the same as experiencing four times the gravitational pull we usually do). Fighter pilots undergo extreme "g" forces though mostly when turning sharply at high speeds (centripital forces), and performing other crazy things they need to do. As long the train accelarates and deccelarates at reasonable levels, the only thing stopping it from attaining such ridiculously high speeds is air friction, but maybe they would keep the tunnel under vaccuum so they wouldn't have to worry about that at all.

The technology easily exists for this idea... just the $$$ would be even more extreme - something like this would run into the trillions.