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submitted 1 year ago by frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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They were invented decades ago.

They have fewer moving parts than wheelbois.

They require less maintenance.

There's obviously some bottleneck in expanding maglev technology, but what is it?

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[-] blazera@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

"vacuum tube doesnt automatically mean conditions on a spacecraft in sci-fi "

Half atmosphere is less pressure difference than normal passenger planes.

[-] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The direction of pressure difference is important

[-] blazera@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

Its the same? Pressurized cabin in a lower pressure environment

[-] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The problem is the high pressure environment outside the low pressure environment

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