Briton Detained In Russia After Crossing Bering Strait

[Dinner]

DOWN WITH OTBOT!

[Dis]

as I said, I wasn't sure they allow you to walk in the tunnel. Riding on a train doesn't count.

[Dr Strangelove]

But wait, if he's walking around the world he needs to get back to where he started in South America. Is there anyway that a person could walk from Europe to the Artic ice pack and then down to Canada?

[Dis]

nope can't be done. Blame Bush for global warming.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

this guy makes mike horn look like he's in a kiddie pool.

[Zoid]

Originally posted by Tattila the Hun

I wonder, if they could build a tunnel from UK to US? I don't mean straight across the atlantic, but perhaps trough Iceland and Greenland...

Might be a bit expensive.

I saw a program on Discovery about a Trans-Atlantic Tunnel stretching from London to New York...

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/transatlantictunnel/interactive/interactive.html

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Whats the point? It would take waay longer than by plane unless they could get the train up past 500 mph (but if you crash at those speeds, its all over)

[kittenOFchaos]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Whats the point? It would take waay longer than by plane unless they could get the train up past 500 mph (but if you crash at those speeds, its all over)

While if you crash in a plane it isn't...


No, wait a minute

[Lawrence of Arabia]

if you crash a train at 500 mph in a tunnel, you'll wreck the tunnel along with the train. when you crash a plane at 500 mph, all you do is wreck the plane.

[Winston]

Which is why this guy who's being detained by the Russians has the right idea. Use your legs to get around, just take your time, and you won't wreck anything!

[Zoid]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Whats the point? It would take waay longer than by plane unless they could get the train up past 500 mph (but if you crash at those speeds, its all over)

Apparently this maglev train travels at 5000 mph

[DaShi]

Russia's worst fear realized!

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Whats the point? It would take waay longer than by plane unless they could get the train up past 500 mph (but if you crash at those speeds, its all over)

You can get a maglev that fast in such a tunnel if the tunnel was a vacuum. Then again a self contained tunnel floating water would be ideal for having a vacuum. Say good bye to wind resistance.

Of course the whole thing is a pipe dream which would cost way to much to ever be practical.