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Controlled Quantum Levitation Used To Build Wipeout Track

Posted by timothy on from the why-youtube-exists dept.

First time accepted submitter gentryx writes "Researchers at the Japan Institute of Science and Technology have build a miniature Wipeout track (YouTube video) using high temperature superconductors and quantum levitation. Right now this is fundamental research, but in the future large scale transportation systems could be built with technology akin to this. I have a different vision: let Nintendo sell this as an accessory for the Wii U. I'd buy several of these tracks, let the gliders race through the whole house and track them on our TV!" Update: 01/05 22:08 GMT by S : As many readers have pointed out, this is CGI.

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  1. How can you NOT spot that this is fake? by carlhaagen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The computer generated imagery and FX are so obvious. Also, there's no such thing as the Japanese Institute of Science and Technology (JIST). However, there is a Japanese ADVANCED Institute of Science and Technology - JAIST. How did this slip through and reach the front page? :)

  2. Re:Sorry! by gentryx · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oh noes, what a fail day! ^^ But if /. is my current working directory, then /. becomes ./

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  3. Re:Slashdot trolled by gtirloni · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Don't be so uptight about this.

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  4. Re:Sorry! by elsurexiste · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Kind of spoils the fun of having a ./ story posted for the first time. :-/

    Don't worry. Even if it had been authentic, someone would have thrown feces at it anyway. XD

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