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French Train Breaks Speed Record
Josh Fink writes "A French train on the TGV line has broken the wheeled train speed record - again. At a speed of 350 miles per hour, they came close to breaking the all time record of 361 miles per hour, held by a Japanese maglev train. It was last broken back in 1990. From the article: 'The TGV, short for "train a grande vitesse," as France's bullet trains are called, is made up of three double-decker cars between two engines. It has been equipped with larger wheels than the usual TGV to cover more ground with each rotation and a stronger, 25,000-horsepower engine, said Alain Cuccaroni, in charge of the technical aspects of testing.'"
I was on the platform when this powerhouse went by.
I could still smell the body odor from all the frenchies on board.
Now they can run away quicker????
Nobody gives a shit. Fuck you all!!!!!!!fgfdhfd
The French have to make sure they have fast trains, since it will make
it easier to flee the next time they are invaded.
Go ahead and run, you can always write a law to make it illegal to talk about.
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys.
Um no.... I would actually prefer to live in the city.
The countryside is a fine place to visit, even spend a week. However, live there? Grow up there? No fucking way!
I like the city. I like that there are things going on, and people around... bars to go drinking in, night clubs to go dancing, house parties, friends within a reasonable driving distance....
Basically... all of the things the country doesn't have. Food delivery... open stores at odd hours. All night grocery shopping.
I mean maybe if I was (or even wanted to be) married with children or something. However, I don't want that either. Then even if I was... I would hate to isolate my children like that. The city is where I grew up and I couldn't imagine growing up anywhere else.
-Steve
"I opened my eyes, and everything went dark again"
The holocaust never happened.
Listen p*ssy. I'm sure your the same homo that posted earlier about alf's boner and you just want to remain anonymous fo
..as fast as the Yankee pig-dogs will when
monkey-boy Bush vetoes funding for his own
oil-war!
(just a joke people)
What you don't see is the billions and billions of Euros pumped into the French railways that have at times almost bankrupted the country. With less than that, the US put men on the Moon and developed the Shuttle. The French have fast trains. Whoopee Dooo.
Excuse me?
The question at hand was:
"Wouldn't it be nice to work in CA and go home to some farm out in the middle of nowhere. "
I gave my answer. That answer is no... and I didn't even bother to go into my personal feelings on CA.
I never said that OTHERS should be prevented from having such options. I don't know you, your lifestyle choices have no bearing on my life. You can go to hell (or CA) if thats what you want. I am not stopping you, or advocating for you being stopped. Simply saying no thanks, not for me, and I don't see the attraction.
I was simply answering the question "Wouldn't it be nice" and no... actually... it wouldn't. And that is my final answer.
You, sir, are the closed minded individual. Yes, I know the downsides of the city, and honestly, on a pro/con list, I prefer the city. Hands down. I never once said anything negative about those who felt differently. _I_ even indicated that had I wanted a very different lifestyle, I might even consider it... however I don't want marriage or children (ok my views on that arn't as staunch as they have been in the past, but my basic view hasn't really changed yet).
I am not the one calling others opinions full of crap. I am secure enough in who I am and what I want to not have to belittle others opinions on how they want to live their lives just because they don't agree with mine. I was simply sharing with you how I see the question.
And somehow, that makes ME the closed minded one.... because I have an opinion that differs from yours.
-Steve
"I opened my eyes, and everything went dark again"
French train breaks world retreat record!
The war with islam is a war on the beast
The war on terror is a war for peace
No, but it can only reach these record setting speeds when it is running away from another, more threatening, train.
The entire EU could fit inside a normal US state. Not only that but much of the population is concentrated in a few areas over in Europe. So you have high population density combined with small land mass, it's no wonder they get cool stuff like the TGV.
In the US is just doesn't work because you have thousands of miles where there is absolutely nothing in between the major cities. The major cities are spread very far apart in random directions. Flying or personal vehicles make more sense in the US even though I would love to have things like they do over in Europe. It doesn't make sense make make a train line that's 3000 miles long with only a handful of useful stops along the way. It's too expensive, too hard to maintain, and doesn't provide much functionality.
How many people have been to the moon? Zero.
And flags do not flap in moon wind no manner how much kodachrome and Hasselblads are applied.
And buildings do not fall over from camp fires. Do not ever forget that. After 9/11 I conclude the
moon mission was a marketing job. I think the evidence supports this. And yes I have studied
Calculus and Physics. But a scam is a scam. I mean, 9/11 is "in your face." this is not flamebait.
How can we sit around and go along with this? Firefox has a "bush countdown" extension, how many more
days in office. 657 right now.
I don't think the moon landing happened. I was in shock the first time someone told me. Now I agree
with her.
.. it is still considered a small miracle if a train actually appears, let alone be on time.
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Don't worry, trains in the UK are worse, without the excuse of low density population areas. They are a real joke, a country where the roads are packed, and the solution has been for many years (and still is), to build more roads. Somebody has figured that this will obviously cure congestion. Hasn't really worked any year yet. Congestion is so bad, that big cities like London have introduced congestion charges, so that you have to part the closer you get to the city.