A Transatlantic Tunnel is a theoretical tunnel which span the atlantic ocean btw north america Neutrally buoyant vacuum tunnel submerged 150 to 300 feet beneath the Atlantic’s surface and anchored to the seafloor, through which zips a magnetically levitated train at up to 4,000 mph.
Plans for such a tunnel have not progressed beyond the conceptual stage, and no one is actively pursuing such a project. Most conceptions of the tunnel have it between the United States and the United Kingdom. The main barriers to constructing such a tunnel are cost—as much as $12 trillion—and the limits of current materials science. Existing major tunnels, such as the Channel Tunnel and Seikan Tunnel, despite using less expensive technology than proposed for the Transatlantic tunnel, struggle financially. A Transatlantic Tunnel is 215 times longer than the longest current tunnel[2] and would cost perhaps 3000 times as much....
Imagine taking a train from london to ny would take 6-7 days and travelling in jet takes 9hrs and concrode 3hrs and the magnetically levitated train travelling at the speed of 5000mph about three times the speed of sound in transatlantic just takes 1hr..
Could it be a reality :-0 ?
Friday, February 15, 2008
What is Transatlantic tunnel could it be possible?
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