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First Maglev Installation Going Up

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the above-ground-above-speed dept.

berniecase writes "After hearing about the 500kph Maglev in Japan on Slashdot, I caught wind of this installation which is going up in Norfolk, Virginia. It's the first Maglev installation in the US. Here's another photo, too."

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  1. Obligatory Simpsons Reference by Ribo99 · · Score: 3, Funny

    [Lyle Lanley] Well sir, there's nothin' on earth like a genuine, bonafide, electrified, six-car monorail!
    What'd I say?
    [Ned Flanders] Monorail!
    [Lyle] What's it called?
    [Patty & Selma] Monorail
    [Lyle] That's right, monorail!
    [All chant] Monorail, monorail, monorail...
    [Ms Hoover] I hear those things are awfully loud
    [Lyle] It glides as softly as a cloud
    [Apu] Is there a chance the track could bend?
    [Lyle] Not on your life, my Hindu friend
    [Barney] What about us braindead slobs?
    [Lyle] You'll be given cushy jobs
    [Grampa] Were you sent here by the devil?
    [Lyle] No, good sir, I'm on the level
    [Chief Wiggum] The ring came off my pudding can
    [Lyle] Take my pen knife, my good man
    I swear it's Springfield's only choice
    Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
    Monorail!
    What's it called?
    Monorail!
    Once again!
    Monorail!
    [Marge] But Main Street's still all cracked and broken
    [Bart] Sorry, mom, the mob has spoken
    [All] Monorail! Monorail!
    Monorail!
    Monorail!
    [Homer] Mono- d'oh!

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    1. Re:Obligatory Simpsons Reference by MrResistor · · Score: 3, Funny

      Someone just HAS to make funny karma-whoring quotes from that Simpson's episode every single [slashdot.org] freaking time there is any monorail-related article on slashdot.

      Yes, that's what 'obligatory' means.

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    2. Re:Obligatory Simpsons Reference by SirSlud · · Score: 4, Funny

      What's wrong with obligatory?! It's a perfectly cromulant word! ;)

      (And great sig.)

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  2. A word of warning by Subcarrier · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't get on board if you have piercings. Very painful.

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  3. Re:Only 40mph? by Fnord · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're from Seattle aren't you?

  4. Re:Ugh. by wackybrit · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good afternoon, I'm a movie geek and COBOL programmer based in Dorksville, TX. I am interested in learning about these 'two fleshy things that go into your shoes' that are you talking about.

    My car is my current form of mobility. I use it to get to my mailbox, pick up soda from WAL*Mart, and also to walk my dog.

    Kindly send me some information on the 'two fleshy things that go into your shoes'.

    Yours,
    Afatpro Grammar

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  5. Not very impressive... by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not impressed, really. I can see the strings.

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  6. Would never work in the SF Bay area.... by cutecub · · Score: 3, Funny

    The mag-strip on everyone's BART ticket would be instantly erased them moment they stepped on board...

  7. Re:Can this be improved by using... by Russ+Steffen · · Score: 4, Funny

    No no no ... It's a Buttered Cat Array. The toast is incidental to the design.