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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

The return of pneumatic tubes

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The return of pneumatic tubes

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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago
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Pneumatic tubes were supposed to revolutionize the world but have fallen by the wayside. Except in hospitals.
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    Yeah, what happened to transit pneumatic tubes? I feel like hyperloop was supposed to be close to that, but that never happened.

    Make it an attraction, I’ll ride it.

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      The Hyperloop was very successful, it prevented billions of dollars of investment in mass transit, then evaporated before it could reduce the market for cars.

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        Fair take.

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      Pressure failures is what happened to transit tubes. Usually with grisly results.

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        Sounds like quitter talk.

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        “grisly results”. Are you sure? I think the pressure failure of the Titan submarine was closer to “grisly”. Transit tube failure scores lower on the pressure failure scale. /jk

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