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		JackFr on June 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We're Too Cheap to Fly Faster Why not have the best of both worlds? Rail based hypersonic transportation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun

Aloisius on June 17, 2013 | [–]

Generally speaking, a good means of transportation should not involve killing the travelers with high acceleration.

eli on June 17, 2013 | [–]

I'd settle for a regular train that is able to go at what most Europeans countries would consider a normal speed.

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