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joshmaker on Sept 18, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Elon Musk's Hyperloop is viable, says maker of sim...

> It's not a vacuum system ... I don't understand where people are getting this idea.

http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/blog_attachme...

Page 12: "The pressure of air in Hyperloop is about 1/6 the pressure of the atmosphere on Mars."

Sounds like a near vacuum to me.

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