Japanese Maglev train runs at 500 km/h

[scootro]

http://www.wimp.com/maglevtrain/

[80coupe]

badass

[stangin4lyfe]

Dang, can you imagine getting hit by that thing!

[Tx Redneck]

For those wandering what it equates to in Mph, it's 310.69 miles per hour

[Geor!]

Dang, can you imagine getting hit by that thing!

Not for very long!

[SS Junk]

Derailment= instant death and destruction everywhere.

[Sean88gt]

If they ran something like that here it would have to be semi enclosed to keep animals out. A sweet little dove would have the effects of an 80lb bag of sacrete hitting the window.

[Gear_Jammer]

Downtown Dallas stations to Mockingbird station in like 20 seconds. Sounds badass to me!!!

[D. Lil]

Derailment= instant death and destruction everywhere.

lol seriously

[Sgt Beavis]

Derailment= instant death and destruction everywhere.

That would be the case with their existing bullet trains too. Not much of an increase in risk. Actually, the risk might be lower since the train doesn't actually touch the track at all...

Ya'll have to admit, the Japanese can come up with some cool things. My wife being one...

[Sean88gt]

Downtown Dallas stations to Mockingbird station in like 20 seconds. Sounds badass to me!!!

I wonder what the speed up/slow down distance is?

[SS Junk]

If they ran something like that here it would have to be semi enclosed to keep animals out. A sweet little dove would have the effects of an 80lb bag of sacrete hitting the window.

There are no birds in Japan?

[Sean88gt]

There are no birds in Japan?

Did i say that?

[SS Junk]

Yes.

[TheTRiM]

doesnt look anywhere near 300mph to me