• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    Provided they can produce enough additional velocity to put the train on a ballistic arc through the next ring, it wouldn’t need to go that fast. I imagine it would bounce slowly as it passed through each ring.

    That is until there’s a stiff crosswind and you’re fired at hundreds of miles an hour into an powerfully electrified ring of solid steel. But that won’t be a problem for you for long.

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      9 months ago

      There’s also no fail-safe condition. If there’s a power failure or control system failure, things would go horribly wrong. Having the stations be the only safe resting point is a recipe for disaster regardless of how much redundancy is built into the systems.