@[email protected] to Fuck [email protected]English • 11 months agoChina's new high-speed train just set a new record as the world’s fastest — and it could travel faster than an airplanewww.thecooldown.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down115cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink44•11 months ago On a recent test run, the train sprinted to record-breaking speeds of 281 miles per hour, making it the fastest train in the world. That’s not even close to the current record, which is 375 mph: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_speed_record Once completed, engineers hope the maglev will reach 621 mph Yeah, that’s a big “if” right there. I’m all for high speed rail and I hope they succeed, but this article is terrible.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoAnd only if will it approach airplane speed.
That’s not even close to the current record, which is 375 mph: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_speed_record
Yeah, that’s a big “if” right there.
I’m all for high speed rail and I hope they succeed, but this article is terrible.
And only if will it approach airplane speed.