Just finished watching the Transatlantic Tunnel special on the Science Channel. This thing would be insane. A submerged oceanic tunnel and supersonic train that would take you from NYC to London (or vice-versa) in 54 minutes!!! That means you could literally live in New York and work in London. Taken from popsci.com:
'a neutrally buoyant vacuum tunnel submerged 150 to 300 feet beneath the Atlantic's surface and anchored to the seafloor, through which zips a magnetically levitated train at up to 4,000 mph.'
Will it happen? Who knows, but the thought of it is great. There are still many obstacles to think about like the bodies reaction to the G-forces, earthquakes, fires, terrorism, etc.
Also, estimated cost: $88 billion – $175 billion (I got $5 on it =/ )
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