Hyper Loop and Your Ideas

[publiusr]

Not long ago there was talk here about wind farms.

Though it would be difficult, I cannot help but wonder if it would be a good idea to string a line of them between the 'spur' of South America that seems to reach the 'spur' of Antarctica.

Both air and water circle that body, and I imagine some type of link would allow for a lot of power generation.

 

[JarodRussell]

I'm not sure why you would want to do that. The point of Mag Lev is to suspend the train in a magnetic field to eliminate the friction of the wheels. The hyperloop pods already ride on a cushion of air, so you would just be trading one low-friction system for another. The only difference is that the replacement would be a lot more expensive to build and operate.

The cushion of air could be used to help acclerate the train as well as decelerating it.

The cushion of air is the whole deal. You don't need any magnets.

How about magnets in a vaccuum.