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Chinese MagLev Train Opens Next Week

Posted by michael on from the people-mover dept.

lupa1420 writes "The Guardian reports on the launch next week of the world's fastest train, 430kph, in China, which uses magnetic levitation technology. Includes instructions on how to make your own maglev demo at home."

7 of 392 comments (clear)

  1. Sure it does. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Right after this first post!!!

  2. Egg fried rice! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    First Chinese post!

  3. For the rest of us... by tbase · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's 267.189613 to you and me

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  4. Yay China! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We love China, despite their brutal oppression of Falun Gong cause they USE TEH OPEN SOURCE!!!11!

    Amazing what /. will forgive if you use open source. China has one of the worst human rights records in the world, save Israel. Oh, Israel! Another /. favorite! They USE TEH OPEN OFFISE@!!!11!

    Instead getting all excited about a choo-choo train, maybe we should be asking ourselves how many Falun Gong followers China has unjustly imprisoned today.

    1. Re:Yay China! by Gordonjcp · · Score: -1, Troll

      We love America, despite their brutal oppression of Islam cause they USE TEH OPEN SOURCE!!!11!

      Amazing what /. will forgive if you use open source. America has one of the worst human rights records in the world, save Israel. Oh, Israel! Another /. favorite! They USE TEH OPEN OFFISE@!!!11!

      Instead getting all excited about a choo-choo train, maybe we should be asking ourselves how many Islam followers America has unjustly imprisoned today.

    2. Re:Yay China! by mrsev · · Score: 0, Troll

      This is offtopic but hey, Ill take the bait.

      Reminds me of a poem:

      "First they came for the Jews
      and I did not speak out
      because I was not a Jew.
      Then they came for the Communists
      and I did not speak out
      because I was not a Communist.
      Then they came for the trade unionists
      and I did not speak out
      because I was not a trade unionist.
      Then they came for me
      and there was no one left
      to speak out for me."

      Pastor Martin Niemoller

  5. Are they competing with the west or is it me? by howekern · · Score: 0, Troll

    Didnt they annouce they'd also be heading to the moon and mars in the decently near future? is it me, or are the Chinese kinda trying to one-up the west.

    Lord, I hope this is't the next Great Leap Forward.

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