Transrapid (MagLev) Test Successful In China: 405 317
theBunkinator writes "Use your favorite translator (+ unit converter) to read about the first successful beyond 400km/h (~250MPH) test of the MagLev train in China. News Blurp in German at tagesschau.de. The offical Transrapid site is bilingual, with choice of German/English. Pictures & Video, too. Beats the Autobahn any day. Probably beats a plane in many situations as well."
Magnets: (Score:5, Funny)
I'm not riding it (Score:3, Funny)
hmmmm....their slogan should be.... (Score:1, Funny)
or maybe not
nbfn
Excellent news. (Score:5, Funny)
hey , does that mean i can't (Score:2, Funny)
i mean what if i get stuck to the track ?
HeadLines (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Autobahn? (Score:1, Funny)
Reporting from the old days... (Score:5, Funny)
5 or so years ago this would have been reported as
"Under the guise of a civilian transporter the Chinese goverment demonstrated a potentially terrible military weapon, capable of accelerating several tonnes upto half the speed of sound"
Just think, if Iraq had just done this we'd declare war.
At least... (Score:4, Funny)
404: Maglev not found
Wrong market... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Better in more ways (Score:3, Funny)
But a little more difficult to fly into towers
Re:Reporting from the old days... (Score:3, Funny)
If Iraq had done this, it'd mean they had an economy.... Can you imagine someone in Iraq in a hurry to get somewhere, except out? So, you're right, the natural conclusion would be that it was military, a step towards a supergun or something. A not-very-practical horizontal supergun, but Hussein probably wouldn't figure that out. Or the hawks.
Re:And ... ?? (Score:3, Funny)
As you get closer to Mach 1, more and more people will start complaining