Boring company

[YNM]

  On 7/16/2018 at 5:45 PM, Mad Rocket Scientist said:

And now they have colored tunnels

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Hmm... I wonder where that goes on the electricity budget and resilience 

[tater]

 

[kerbiloid]

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Humans should check if there is an ancient hyperloop between Mexico and Egypt.

 

[cubinator]

We have got to build pyramids on Mars.

[Scotius]

  On 7/23/2018 at 3:55 PM, tater said:

 

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Very artsy. And industrial. I can already imagine conspiracy nuts screaming: "See? A pyramid! It's confirmed - Elon Musk is an Illuminati(us?)

[YNM]

Just an interesting thing to drop by I guess.

 

[tater]

 

[cubinator]

  On 7/26/2018 at 12:49 AM, tater said:

 

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Hmmmm...

Also where is that, that's a really long tunnel. Is this a new tunnel?

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[tater]

Same one in LA, I think.

[StrandedonEarth]

  On 7/26/2018 at 2:20 AM, cubinator said:

Hmmmm...

Also where is that, that's a really long tunnel. Is this a new tunnel?

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So that’s his evil plan. Did he build that in his volcano lair?

[Bill Phil]

  On 7/26/2018 at 2:20 AM, cubinator said:

Hmmmm...

Also where is that, that's a really long tunnel. Is this a new tunnel?

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The LHC still hasn't had rails installed there? Wow...

Anyways... I feel like making cheaper tunnels undermines Mars colonization, at least if we're justifying said colonization with "survival of the species," since we could just build underground settlements...

Is that what Kerbals do? Live underground...?

[cubinator]

  On 7/26/2018 at 3:06 AM, StrandedonEarth said:

So that’s his evil plan. Did he build that in his volcano lair?

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Currently they haven't figured out how to make a tunnel through the ocean, so not yet. 

[StrandedonEarth]

  On 7/26/2018 at 3:41 AM, cubinator said:

Currently they haven't figured out how to make a tunnel through the ocean, so not yet. 

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Elon likes to buck the trends, so who says it has to be an island volcano lair? Maybe he’s building it in Mt  Rainier

[YNM]

  On 7/26/2018 at 3:41 AM, cubinator said:

Currently they haven't figured out how to make a tunnel through the ocean, so not yet.

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Call Statens Vegvesen.

 

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  On 7/26/2018 at 3:45 AM, StrandedonEarth said:

who says it has to be an island volcano lair? Maybe he’s building it in Mt  Rainier

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which indeed is

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it is a large active stratovolcano 

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So, they're going to surround Rainier with water to make it an island?!

 

[cubinator]

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:49 AM, kerbiloid said:

So, they're going to surround Rainier with water to make it an island?!

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Yes, they need a moat so that they have a place to put the laser sharks.

  On 7/26/2018 at 6:13 AM, YNM said:

Call Statens Vegvesen.

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I was thinking on the lines of Boring Company's own tunnel machine, which can't make an underwater tunnel.

[YNM]

  On 7/26/2018 at 2:45 PM, cubinator said:

Boring Company's own tunnel machine

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Well, I'm pretty sure they'd be happy to share.

 

[tater]

  On 7/26/2018 at 2:45 PM, cubinator said:

I was thinking on the lines of Boring Company's own tunnel machine, which can't make an underwater tunnel.

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Source?

It seems like nominal tunneling anywhere would be at risk of boring under the water table. The water table in LA is only a few meters below the surface on average (~3-4 m).

[cubinator]

  On 7/26/2018 at 4:01 PM, tater said:

Source?

It seems like nominal tunneling anywhere would be at risk of boring under the water table. The water table in LA is only a few meters below the surface on average (~3-4 m).

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If you wanted to tunnel to a volcanic lair on a Pacific island, though, you'd probably have to put it at the bottom of the ocean, which would be a little harder than a typical water table.

[tater]

  On 7/26/2018 at 4:30 PM, cubinator said:

If you wanted to tunnel to a volcanic lair on a Pacific island, though, you'd probably have to put it at the bottom of the ocean, which would be a little harder than a typical water table.

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It would certainly be deeper, no question. For getting to his volcanic lair, I'd suggest A BFR landing inside the caldera, safe from view.

[YNM]

  On 7/26/2018 at 4:30 PM, cubinator said:

you'd probably have to put it at the bottom of the ocean, which would be a little harder than a typical water table.

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Or just make them floating/"flying" inside the water.

 

[tater]

If any of you are in school in the LA area (or are teachers or parents wanting to do this):

 

 

 

[tater]

 

 

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

Looking forward to seeing some of these projects take shape. Although I'm disappointed that the free test tunnel won't be happening.

[tater]