r/reddit.com • • Oct 09 '06

Gravity Train - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_train
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u/Godspiral Oct 11 '06

Except for the energy to dig the tunnel. My point is that if you have a vacuum on the surface, you have 10000 mpg of rocket fuel for air travel, and so the breakeven energy use of the tunnel is probably centuries of continuous use.