Probably more much more complicated than this, but I think a lot of it is that he considers himself a ‘real racer’ and in the lore of motor racing any real racer must go for any gap, no matter how tiny, if it is there. There’s a fabulous Senna quote about it.

TOTALLY. I’M REELING AT THE SHEER FORCE OF IT!

Either way, it was still Hamilton that tried an avoiding maneuver, lost control of his car and took both of them out.

Well put!

That, my good friend, is an excellent point. I admire and commend you on your principled stance!

Noted, thanks for your input.

Stop with that crazy talk! All that common sense and lack of sensationalism is deflating the fun and magic of this impressive piece of science reporting!

‘Scuse me?

Ummm, it’s not like this on the rest of the earth. Most modern places seem to have figured out that it takes people x amount of time to empty their pockets and take their shoes off, and they account for that when planning for equipment, employees, and procedures. Simple. More to the point, tsa practices have been…

>That is a situation that could easily happen in normal traffic

Great quote! Of the 3 ways, the go down crazy is my worst fear. Oh the joy of running full speed and diving for the e-stop while machines eat themselves.

+1 insightful

One two word word.

For me, the only thing that makes hyperloop truly groundbreaking is the tube. That’s the elephant in the room.

>Did want to be disparaging,

A pleasant journey... If it’s going to go 700mph (like the first claims...) then getting up to speed will have to take some time to avoid physical damage to passengers. Would be fine by me if it took 10 minutes to get there comfortably as this is technology best suited to long-distance travel. You could drink a cup of…

I’m not an expert, just regurgitating what I’ve absorbed from mass media, but I’ll give it a go anyway!! It’s a low pressure tube, not a total vacuum.

These guys should really stop over-hyping all this. I think what they are doing is actually cool and want to get stoked on it, but the way it’s being presented makes them look like incompetant morons.

Dafuq? Roofs are for pussies.

>full-scale demonstration of the transportation technology.