These guys are running the stupidest scam ever. The third sentence on their homepage tells you how easy it will be to profit off their idea. The company can't be more than a bunch of ignorant tools looking for a good way to make some cash. Their premises are repulsively ridiculous, evacuating a tube does not permit virtually free transport, there are other losses there. And the maglev technology they speak of is hardly economical, feasible, or practical on a large scale. There are only a few maglev trains in the whole world, they've been around for awhile, and are incredibly expensive to operate, much less construct in the first place. These guys are saying they've invented this wonderful panacea to solve all our problems, but they have no idea what technology is required for their system, how much of that technology has never been developed, and how ridiculous it would be to attempt on such a large scale. Why don't they propose a national Disney-esque log ride for a transportation system! Better ideas have come from kindergarteners. My dog is smart enough to know how much this idea blows.
Want to avoid conflict diamonds?
Want to know your diamond's true origin?
I'm not a materials scientist, but I seem to recall that diamonds can be made from most any carbon rich material, including peanut butter, by pressing and heating the material for an 'extended' ( billions of years) time period.
Pressures of 1e6 psi and temperatures on the order of 2000 C are required, measureable diamonds can form in a single hour.
http://www.elwoodcorp.com/diam2.htm
(the first site I found in a quick google search)
To get 1e6 psi just get a 1500 pounds on a 1mm^2 area. The 2000 C can be achieved with resistive heating or maybe an oxy-acetylene torch!?
Honestly, I know this is silly, the diamonds would be on the order of microns in diamater, and it would be easy to brown out the neighborhood or burn down the house, but your friends would atleast have a good story to tell at your wedding.
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These guys are running the stupidest scam ever. The third sentence on their homepage tells you how easy it will be to profit off their idea. The company can't be more than a bunch of ignorant tools looking for a good way to make some cash. Their premises are repulsively ridiculous, evacuating a tube does not permit virtually free transport, there are other losses there. And the maglev technology they speak of is hardly economical, feasible, or practical on a large scale. There are only a few maglev trains in the whole world, they've been around for awhile, and are incredibly expensive to operate, much less construct in the first place. These guys are saying they've invented this wonderful panacea to solve all our problems, but they have no idea what technology is required for their system, how much of that technology has never been developed, and how ridiculous it would be to attempt on such a large scale. Why don't they propose a national Disney-esque log ride for a transportation system! Better ideas have come from kindergarteners. My dog is smart enough to know how much this idea blows.
Want to avoid conflict diamonds? Want to know your diamond's true origin? I'm not a materials scientist, but I seem to recall that diamonds can be made from most any carbon rich material, including peanut butter, by pressing and heating the material for an 'extended' ( billions of years) time period. Pressures of 1e6 psi and temperatures on the order of 2000 C are required, measureable diamonds can form in a single hour. http://www.elwoodcorp.com/diam2.htm (the first site I found in a quick google search) To get 1e6 psi just get a 1500 pounds on a 1mm^2 area. The 2000 C can be achieved with resistive heating or maybe an oxy-acetylene torch!? Honestly, I know this is silly, the diamonds would be on the order of microns in diamater, and it would be easy to brown out the neighborhood or burn down the house, but your friends would atleast have a good story to tell at your wedding.