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The Hyperloop is a hypothetical mode of high-speed transportation proposed by the entrepreneur and SpaceX founder Elon Musk.

Musk envisioned the system as a 'fifth mode' of transportation, an alternative to boats, planes, automobiles, and trains. The system would, according to Musk, enable travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in under 30 minutes, or 343 miles (552 km) at an average speed of more than 685 mph (1,102 km/h).

On August 12, 2013, Musk published a fifty-seven page long Alpha proposal.

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Would Elon Musk's Hyperloop be cheaper than high speed rail?

Today, Elon Musk revealed the long-awaited open source plans for the Hyperloop. In those plans [pdf], Musk states that the passenger version of the Hyperloop can be built for $6 billion, while the passenger plus vehicle version can be built for $7.5…
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Can the Hyperloop infrastructure implode due to a single crack?

In the article Hyperloop: the doubts persist, it is claimed that the hyperloop could implode due to a crack in the tunnel wall. The argument is supported by the claim that air would rush in at the speed of sound. The atmospheric pressure on the…
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