It's time to be honest about Musk's vacuum tube to nowhere

It’s time to be honest about Musk’s vacuum tube to nowhere

  • Death_Equity@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    11 months ago

    What I always thought was the worst part about the idea is pressure equalization in the event of an eventual cabin seal failure.

    • MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Yeah I think we’ve learned all we need to know about the mega-rich “MoVe FaSt AnD bReAk ThiNgS” types and their highly pressurized people-carrying cylinders…

        • scutiger@lemmy.worldEnglish
          71·
          11 months ago

          So the pressure difference between the vehicle and the outside is the opposite. If the vehicle fails, rather than being crushed by the pressure, the occupants explode.