Hyperloop as built. About 20m of sewer pipe on legs stands in the desert, painted white and adorned with a logo. It's like Ozymandias' vast and trunkless legs, except shit.

Notices where this attachment appears

1. Embed this notice
   Dreadnought Holiday (dreadships@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 01:29:10 JST Dreadnought Holiday

   Ludicrous shat-through-a-tube future of transport Hyperloop was officially abandoned this week, proving once again that atmospheric railways suck.

   The victim of unsolvable technological problems like "going around corners", Hyperloop nonetheless achieved its primary aims of attracting investment away from boring old high speed rail. Y'know, the stuff that actually works.

   #FailureFriday