[url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4614940/elon-musk-reveals-plans-for-high-speed-hyperloop]Source (The Verge)[/url]
[url=http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/3047069/hyperloop-alpha.pdf]You can download the Hyperloop plans PDF here.[/url]
Here's the jist:
People will be in aluminum pods that will go up to speeds of 800mph. The Hyperloop line will be above ground and elevated above the ground and will roughly follow California's I-5. Oh, and this cost $6 billion to make. For a bigger model that can transport cars, that cost $10 billion.
Thoughts on the Hyperloop?
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But basically it sucks you from place to place?
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I'd give him like fifteen bucks to put this between KC and Saint Louis.
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I think it's awesome! I really hope it gets built.
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Cool story bro