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China's hyperloop maglev train has achieved the fastest speed ever for a train at 623 km/h, as it prepares to test at up to 1,000 km/h in a 60km long hyperloop test tunnel. (robbreport.com)
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[–] LostXOR@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Adding in Earth's gravity it's about 1.8G total, applied at a weird angle, which might be too much for some people.