Kyrisch Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 I was just wondering if it was possible to actually create these so called Mag-Lev vehicles and have them behave the way they did in the movie. I know they have been working on monorails and even a magnetic propulsion device that has the capactiy to launch rockets, saving all that costly fuel, but never any cars with this design. Also, the guns used in the scene in the car assembly line, I never figured out if it shot sound blasts or just intensified blasts of air. Thoughts on this?
LucidDreamer Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 As I remember there were cars in the movie that matched this description that traveled along specific magnetic roads. This is possible. The question is whether it would be safe, practical, and economical.
Mokele Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Precisely. One of the biggest problems with maglev vehicles that I found when doing some work on them was "Ok, it's moving...so how do we stop it if it has no traction?". Not that it's not possible, just that it's not so simple as the brakes on a car. Mokele
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