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yuiyoshida

(41,832 posts) Sat Apr 18, 2015, 11:26 PM Apr 2015

Japan’s Maglev Train Hits World Record 590 Km

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Japan’s Maglev Train Hits World Record 590 Km (Original Post) yuiyoshida Apr 2015 OP

That's 367 MPH. The Japanese have their transportation shit together. BlueJazz Apr 2015 #1

Japan is fortunate. longship Apr 2015 #2

Holy fuck! Pharaoh Apr 2015 #3

son, thats damn fast! n/t 8 track mind Apr 2015 #4

Meanwhile, The Turtle would like to bring back trains that run on coal. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #5

Amazing what happens when a country is willing to spend money on infrastructure. hobbit709 Apr 2015 #6

Fuckin' magnets! How do they work? DetlefK Apr 2015 #7

How Maglev Trains Work yuiyoshida Apr 2015 #8

Thanks. That was WAY cool! nt valerief Apr 2015 #9

I was actually refering to an old meme... DetlefK Apr 2015 #11

Looks like the US is NOT number 1 zebonaut Apr 2015 #10

Wow!! Congratulations to Japan!! Hiraeth Apr 2015 #12

It doesn't actually touch the track, so it's really a low-flying aircraft. tclambert Apr 2015 #13

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

1. That's 367 MPH. The Japanese have their transportation shit together.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 11:51 PM

Apr 2015

America's rail (s) are in terrible shape.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Japan is fortunate.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 11:52 PM

Apr 2015

They have very progressive views on infrastructure, maybe the best on the planet. Plus, it helps that Japan values STEM education so highly.

This is an awesome advance. No doubt it will see the light of day beyond this test.

Re: infrastructure. It also helps that Japan is an island nation and not a rather large subcontinent. But I would rather not the GOP hear that excuse for the USA not doing things like this. After all Eisenhower did the Interstate highway system in the 1950's, certainty the measure of a large, broad scope national infrastructure project.

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