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The headline seems to be focused just on the drilling/tunnel part. Whether a hyperloop is as crazy as SpaceX or Tesla doesn't seem to be covered.

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I recall reading the plan was to make electric sleds for cars (vaguely akin to car wash tracks) rather than hyper loops.

Correct. Here's a clip with a nice visual aid for what he's talking about: https://youtu.be/hpDHwfXbpfg?t=1m18s

Perhaps. That's not what's said in the first two paragraphs of the article though.

"That superfast train, known as the hyperloop"

Edit: Ah, perhaps the article structure is just confusing to me. It's hard to map which "Tunnel Plan" they mean in the article.

That would be awesome, especially if you can keep the engine running for climate control, etc.

This isn't a hyperloop. It's just a new alternative transit system to bypass LA traffic

Bypassing LA traffic by going from New York to Washington D.C.

You don't have to be so mean about others referencing old news: http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/05/13/71818/elon-musk-digs-dee...

No, LA traffic is just that bad. I am in Omaha, only halfway to NY/DC, and I have to adjust my morning commute for LA rush hour.

No, Musk was saying NYC to DC in 29 minutes. That's more than a 200 mile route, so you're talking average speeds of > 400mph.

Creating tunnels in an efficient manner is orthogonal to concepts such as hyperloop

I guess, but if you read the first two paragraphs, the purpose of the tunnel is a hyperloop.

My comment was an exploration of the title "...Tunnel Plan Isn't as Crazy..." Then the article didn't seem to explore any of the crazy aspects of the purpose of the tunnel.

Talking about the "craziness" of digging the tunnel separate from the purpose seemed...odd.

Edit: Appears I may also be confused as to which "Tunnel Plan" in the article title maps to which "tunnel plan" the article is talking about.

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