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(108 posts) Mon Dec 16, 2024, 08:00 PM Dec 16

Musk weighs in on plan for $20 trillion tunnel linking New York to London [View all]

Musk weighs in on plan for $20 trillion tunnel linking New York to London
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/383148/musk-weighs-in-on-plan-for-20-trillion-tunnel-linking-new-york-to-london

Spanning 3,400 miles, the tunnel would be the most ambitious infrastructure project ever undertaken.
The difficulties of building an underground rail tunnel all the way from London to New York might seem insurmountable, yet plans to actually construct such a tunnel are genuinely being considered, with those behind the idea estimating that it could cost somewhere in the region of $20 trillion.

Not only would the tunnel be the longest ever built by a huge margin at 3,400 miles long, but it would also make incredibly fast trans-Atlantic travel a reality, with trips between New York and London taking a mere 54 minutes to complete.

This remarkably short travel time would be achieved by creating a vacuum within the tunnel and using pressurized vehicles that could theoretically reach speeds of up to 3,000mph.

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I got a better idea. How about a tunnel to Mars?

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Musk weighs in on plan for $20 trillion tunnel linking New York to London [View all] 4th Dec 16 OP

Musk should be the first passenger. viva la Dec 16 #1

And the last. skypilot Dec 17 #92

Trump couldn't even build a portion of a simple wall C_U_L8R Dec 16 #2

That should bring the price of eggs down Walleye Dec 16 #3

The Mid-Atlantic ridge spreads 2 to 5 cm per year. It also is known to be, you know, an active volcanic region. Johonny Dec 16 #4

Flooded tunnels are not something I like, either. Kid Berwyn Dec 17 #72

Exactamundo. If he is so rich, how come he's not smart? GreenWave Dec 17 #76

His companies hire smart people Johonny Dec 17 #83

He's fallen in love with tunnels snowybirdie Dec 16 #5

The Boring Company Celerity Dec 16 #17

Chicago doesn't have a subway. It has trains. FWIW: Musk wanted to do the same to San Antonio. LeftInTX Dec 17 #53

Yeeee Haaaa,... Eloon's tunnel drilling company would make $19 trillion ,..... magicarpet Dec 16 #6

Trump is going to make Musk pay him more than $5T for this contract. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #8

The feasibility studies on projects like this are where the easiest money is. Emrys Dec 16 #19

$20 trillion on a tunnel, but no money for SS, Medicare, healthcare, education. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #7

The title of the OP is "Musk weighs in on plan for $20 trillion tunnel linking New York to London" Abolishinist Dec 16 #23

It could be profitable at 20 billion Renew Deal Dec 16 #42

That estimate's from the guy who bought Twitter for $44 billion Emrys Dec 17 #49

$20 billion seems low when you consider how much stadiums seem to cost Renew Deal Dec 17 #66

Well, yeah, we went through this sort of thought experiment in the UK Emrys Dec 17 #69

B. S. C. Disaffected Dec 16 #9

54 minutes? Why am i thinking of that submersible sub that imploded? IcyPeas Dec 16 #10

'This remarkably short travel time would be achieved by creating a vacuum within the tunnel elleng Dec 16 #11

OK? shanti Dec 17 #57

Musk can't even get videos to play reliably on Twitter without stuttering unwatchably! n/t Emrys Dec 17 #70

There's a 1930s movie about this Retrograde Dec 16 #12

Seems very unlikely to me. La Coliniere Dec 16 #13

and tariffs, youi know, i started using that word, tariffs its a beautiful word will pay for it rampartd Dec 16 #14

😹 Meowmee Dec 16 #15

The US needs high speed passenger rail first. Beartracks Dec 16 #16

And next he will be saying the Brits will pay for it. SheltieLover Dec 16 #18

The Mid-Ocean Ridge is one of the most seismically active areas on earth; 5.5 mag earthquakes are common. eppur_se_muova Dec 16 #20

Also the distance widens 4 cm per year Diraven Dec 17 #77

And the gaps are continuously filled in by ... fresh, hot lava flows ! }:D nt eppur_se_muova Dec 17 #93

Eloon's "Super Chunnel" sounds like one of those pie-in-the-sky predictions... keep_left Dec 16 #21

IGY. Thank you. I thought I lost it forever. 4th Dec 17 #68

You're welcome. Very little music is ever really lost when there's YouTube. keep_left Dec 17 #81

LOVE Fagen's solo stuff nt drmeow Dec 17 #88

Not counting operating expenses, at $10,000 a trip taxi Dec 16 #22

Musk is sounding more and more Bipolar, or on some serious speed and other drugs. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #24

I'm Pretty Convinced RobinA Dec 17 #73

Hard to tell when they are also doing quite a few other drugs. Irish_Dem Dec 17 #74

My immediate nightmare: Him, Drumpf, any wingnut as my seatmate on the entire trip. UTUSN Dec 16 #25

I think he knows how repellant that would be to most people DFW Dec 17 #55

That's not a plan DBoon Dec 16 #26

Oh, good grief!! Lunabell Dec 16 #27

Besides the cost, the lack of need and the incredible risks Maeve Dec 16 #28

There is a need Renew Deal Dec 16 #44

Who "needs" to get to Europe from here in an hour? Maeve Dec 17 #65

Never mind plate tectonics, eh Eloon? roamer65 Dec 16 #29

I'm sure Plate Techtonics might have something to say about that. haele Dec 16 #30

How about a HSR all along the Eastern seaboard? Yavin4 Dec 16 #31

Unexplained Mysteries Indeed nt reACTIONary Dec 16 #32

Has anybody bothered to ask London if it really wants to be physically linked to New York? Emrys Dec 16 #33

I live in the UK róisín_dubh Dec 17 #48

Yeah, the Channel Tunnel freaks quite a few people out, Emrys Dec 17 #50

It's all BS. sakabatou Dec 16 #34

NYC and London VGNonly Dec 16 #35

Once your in you can't get out Historic NY Dec 16 #36

Dictators and their shortcoming-compensation megaprojects NotASurfer Dec 16 #37

Harry Harrison wrote that novel decades ago DavidDvorkin Dec 16 #38

That's it. Thanks. n/t 4th Dec 17 #75

What a pile of steaming drug-induced BULLSHIT . . . . hatrack Dec 16 #39

How many riders can you get per year? Renew Deal Dec 16 #40

So, you're going to build a 3,400 mile long tunnel under a 5000 meter water column? LudwigPastorius Dec 16 #41

Gonna need some high-faluting expansion joints canetoad Dec 16 #43

Like this? DJ Synikus Makisimus Dec 17 #45

I'd rather just send him to Mars, can we do that, please? Initech Dec 17 #46

Yea, I ForgedCrank Dec 17 #47

OMG!!! LeftInTX Dec 17 #51

This is the best idea since the Springfield Monorail Blue Owl Dec 17 #52

😆😆😆😆👍 underpants Dec 17 #79

The Ketamine Kid has a plan to bankrupt both UK and US Hassler Dec 17 #54

Why are we giving this air? flvegan Dec 17 #56

This is a Spruce Goose moment! Aussie105 Dec 17 #58

This is hubris turned into fevered insanity Akakoji Dec 17 #59

I'm so glad we are controlling outrageous spending Norbert Dec 17 #60

How about a bridge to Hawaii? JoseBalow Dec 17 #61

Tell him it would require a 99.9% tax on billionaires and he'll STFU about it. Vinca Dec 17 #62

Elon bdamomma Dec 17 #63

He'll need a lot of child labor for that. How many will die for his tunnel? nt Hotler Dec 17 #64

Empty promise Elon edhopper Dec 17 #67

He has a history of outlandish prerictions Diraven Dec 17 #78

Exactly edhopper Dec 17 #89

Is this from The Onion? bif Dec 17 #71

Teh stupud Basso8vb Dec 17 #80

The tectonic plates (continents) chouchou Dec 17 #82

Interesting Elon Musk has a Tunnel Company called The Boring Company TBC Oneear Dec 17 #84

This is even dumber than his proposal to provide all of the sperm for his Martian colony sperm bank. Borogove Dec 17 #85

Your social security dollars at work. Norbert Dec 17 #86

Google Boring Company and scam JCMach1 Dec 17 #87

How about a privately-financed borehole from Mar-a-Lago struggle4progress Dec 17 #90

Here: PCIntern Dec 17 #91

He should shut his big mouth. nt City Lights Dec 17 #94

....and Mexico's going to pay for it? Sogo Friday #95