Showing posts with label Electromagnetic Telegraph. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The Sydney Canberra Aeolian Hyper Boomer Loop - Perfect Timing

Dear Bloggers,

Rail and Telegraph : The Overland Telegraph Australia originally joined 1872
I'm excited by news of Elon Musk's Hyperloop, the 'Air' tube building on the inspiration of the Medhurst Aeolian Engine from early 1800s. Political and Economic roadblocks [can you have a roadblock for a Hyperloop ?] could easily be circumvented if Elon brought the idea through to Australia. What better place to try an Aeolian solution than a high speed link between Sydney and Canberra ?

Perhaps you've been reading the naysayer's commentary, or otherwise following it on twitter. My suggestion is to follow @mollywood 's great CNET article on that topic. There is a right time for an idea as well, the drive technology has to be right, the need, the public readiness for change and the materials technology has to be economic.  When all these factors line up, then you can see the right things happening.  I'll admit Right of Way can be costly, but this should not be a problem in Australia between Sydney and Canberra at least.

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