Meet the 89-Year Old Who Built a Train in His Backyard

Meet the 89-Year Old Who Built a Train in His Backyard | WIRED

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The future of train transportation might be pneumatic tubes and magnets. Meet the 89-year old entrepreneur who wants to disrupt the railroad with a modern twist on a very old train idea.
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@tashi32_ 7 жыл бұрын

do this. do what you love. dont give a fuck what anyone thinks. this is amazing

@soufian2733 7 жыл бұрын

Beer Wizard you need money though

@splurjay 7 жыл бұрын

Beer Wizard I

@mikiex 7 жыл бұрын

You don't need money if you are a Beer Wizard....

@jhopkins213 7 жыл бұрын

Worst advice ever.

@soufian2733 7 жыл бұрын

John Hopkins ikr

@izaakfewton7536 7 жыл бұрын

Great guy because you still see the the kid enjoying his life in his eyes. Forever young!!!

@rockwellcowley1275 7 жыл бұрын

Izaak Fewton actually, when you are 89, you are not under 18, I think...

@katiecarney4142 5 жыл бұрын

soo cool

@isaaclegrand1852 5 жыл бұрын

My name Isaac too

@isaaclegrand1852 5 жыл бұрын

That’s how I spell it

@dust_jo2520 4 жыл бұрын

"MAYBE NOT IN MY LIFETIME BUT WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN" that line strucks my heart.

@hamydunn9183 4 жыл бұрын

That is just a joke. His "lifetime" can end in any minute.

@noahrudd8865 4 жыл бұрын

Harry Niu dude that is terrible you are a terrible human being

@hamydunn9183 4 жыл бұрын

@@noahrudd8865 Why be stupid about it? When the old man says it, he implies clearly that there are not much left for him. He was simply stated the fact, so did I.

@noahrudd8865 4 жыл бұрын

Young Tom Hanks no u

@bdnisd6527 4 жыл бұрын

@@hamydunn9183 U are a dam stupid and uneducated

@tilak231 4 жыл бұрын

Still scratching my head understanding the actual size of the train!! 😁🤔

@richardh6525 4 жыл бұрын

It's pretty small. This one is maybe 8-10 gauge track. 14+ gauge can carry people like you see at six flags or Disney world.

@dp9862 4 жыл бұрын

Dario DeNiro stop being such a prick if your going to insult someone for not knowing the size of the train I expect you to know the measurements down to the mm

@elijaht3087 4 жыл бұрын

Ik right is it like a toy store r can someone go in it

@anywhoyt 4 жыл бұрын

1/6th scale. www.wired.com/story/flight-rail-vectorr-atmospheric-railway-train/

@thecomputer9722 7 жыл бұрын

The "I like trains" kid 80 years later.

@metraforce441 6 жыл бұрын

The Computer LMFAO you made my day. It's so true

@bryanroman9014 6 жыл бұрын

The Computer oh wow good one! Makes total sense!

@adamosuilleabhain324 6 жыл бұрын

"So whats changed since you were five?" "I got a degree in engineering..."

@ericpolo4614 5 жыл бұрын

True! It looks like that!

@jamessindaco7998 5 жыл бұрын

The Computer I saw that comment lol

@Mr_Creasy_ 7 жыл бұрын

Before I clicked on the video I thought he built a train big enough to carry people in his backyard. Still pretty cool regardless!

@ExposedChannel247 7 жыл бұрын

My dad has one of those. What this guy's done is way more impressive :)

@philinator71 7 жыл бұрын

I know, I was like "woah, you have a big backyard to fit that"

@lebigpeanutguy9996 7 жыл бұрын

+dragnink09 You mean like a minimum gauge railway that can actually carry people or just like a garden railway that's just for show?

@spassbanane78 7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Creasy o

@povsok3858 7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Creasy well for me I thought that train was made out lego

@williambeveridge9870 4 жыл бұрын

Most advanced high speed train system ever built in California. 😂

@steve-usmcvet8934 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe they cancelled the other one to build this one?

@t0scanelli 4 жыл бұрын

What about the tram cars?

@YoYo-xr3ew 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@crowtein6104 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, but this one was actually built.

@sandergjertsenstvold1051 4 жыл бұрын

It's not particularly advanced though, just expensive

@gabrielzygel1539 6 жыл бұрын

IS NOBODY GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW MAGNIFICENT HIS BACKYARD IS ???

@unitednerd7414 7 жыл бұрын

"Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."

@imabeapirate 7 жыл бұрын

- anonymous Greek Proverb

@lorrainephillips7250 7 жыл бұрын

How very beautiful.......

@17shots74 7 жыл бұрын

United Nerd the entirety of the US gov should understand & live by that quote

@d33pNacho 7 жыл бұрын

idiotgucci Not only the US, every country in the world should live under that standard

@unitednerd7414 7 жыл бұрын

idiotgucci, yes insted it seems like we live by the idea of: spend/burn all you want now, our children will pay for it.

@mikeyg9958 7 жыл бұрын

That guy is awesome.

@famousamos 6 жыл бұрын

Cool. Reminds me of the man who built a rollercoaster in his backyard.

@tawongamunyanduri5874 4 жыл бұрын

He's better than the whole state government of Carlifornia😂😂

@LeBum6 4 жыл бұрын

tawonga munyanduri thats a oof

@wafflenovas 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao "Carlifornia"

@amanofmanyparts9120 4 жыл бұрын

The Three Stooges were more organised than most governments.

@cooljingmoney 4 жыл бұрын

gavin newsom saw this and said its too small to put the homeless in

@charliebrownau 4 жыл бұрын

Because he isnt a Anti white left wing commie

@jrpower5 7 жыл бұрын

This man is amazing! He doesn't care about the opinion of others and goes as he wishes (lives his dream). On his age, I hope to be as vital and awesome as he is!

@grahamboaviation 7 жыл бұрын

The production quality of this is *off the rails*

@mipmipmipmipmip 7 жыл бұрын

The propulsion concept sucks!

@CSDonohue11 5 жыл бұрын

Lol Nice... both of ya

@DENPTrains Жыл бұрын

I'd love to make a pun, but it seems my train of thought has been delayed

@nigelcarren 5 жыл бұрын

Bravo that man! "A creative adult is a child that's survived". 🏆

@harrytodhunter5078 6 жыл бұрын

If its in a vineyard he could use it to transport stuff

@bharatAV 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but I don’t think he uses it for a business

@thebidstar26 4 жыл бұрын

If you know what I mean

@keeIie 4 жыл бұрын

@@bharatAV no

@ulfmusskacken 4 жыл бұрын

would be funny, but I'm sure it'd not be worth it. Some sort of sprinkler system train would be pretty cool though lol but again, probably not worth the time.

@techytech4826 4 жыл бұрын

Moss!

@366coolgirl 7 жыл бұрын

What an inspiration this man is! I strive to be as persistent as he is and make our world more modern, even after my grandchildren have children of their own. Engineering is awesome!

@Urbanpowertw 7 жыл бұрын

I like trains

@fatha2092 7 жыл бұрын

Urbanpowertw **gets hit by a train**

@BrawndoQC 7 жыл бұрын

I like turtles

@seanm1328 7 жыл бұрын

I like dancing

@ltaproductions7989 7 жыл бұрын

Don't do that tortoise

@simarsingh6302 7 жыл бұрын

Sean M same here

@berniestar1490 6 жыл бұрын

Truly inspirational , the engineering behind this is simple and brilliant . I learnt something new today , but I'm not looking for fault in this concept . Of course it's not for every situation but the fact that this man built it is a huge achievement .

@sreekarpradyumna 4 жыл бұрын

3:11 These wide shots look like they're a part of a Wes Anderson movie.

@Metrodragon 4 жыл бұрын

Sreekar Pradyumna just wanted to write the same. Totally his style.

@brodyarmstrong8719 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Very correct

@Duke_of_Prunes 3 жыл бұрын

The music at the beginning is also very Wes Anderson.

@jcbacongrease 7 жыл бұрын

This dude is an inspiration. God bless him.

@DandamanV 7 жыл бұрын

What an elegant and clean way to power locomotives. I learned something today.

@nemanja9911 6 жыл бұрын

lmao that in fact is not a locomotive, but okay

@Dwaoh 6 жыл бұрын

Also, if you create the electricity for the pumps with gas turbines it's not very clean anymore. I furthermore think the efficiency of electric engines on the axle is higher than this. Prove me wrong if I am talking crap.

@Bracci0 5 жыл бұрын

Cold Star has the point. In a regular train (super simplified) you only have to transfer electricity to movement using the train's motor, while for this one, you are using the energy to maintain the pumps, which then moves the carrier thing, that moves the train. To calculate efficiency, you have to multiply each and every transfer's individual efficiency, thus for most of the time, the more you transfer things, the less efficient it is in overall

@CSDonohue11 5 жыл бұрын

Bracci Would be great if they could use solar power & generate enough energy to run such a large vessel.

@TheFrontyer 4 жыл бұрын

Pure electric trains will be cleaner. Only benefit this train has is to clumb steeper hills.

@topfelya 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing technology

@nunyabusiness4489 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, amazing 20th century technology! Amazing!

@haroldfultonwayne1288 3 жыл бұрын

Poo0

@dubstepphene82 7 жыл бұрын

That's what's up. We need more guys like this !

@JAIMELUIS 7 жыл бұрын

Inspiration. And a beautiful thing to have.

@qupidmox 6 жыл бұрын

J'AIME LUIS U

@robertfeld5829 6 жыл бұрын

It is beautiful. While I like the maglev, I think this method is just as good. It's more quieter.

@metralla 5 жыл бұрын

and money, and a vineyard...

@Kat-jw7sy 7 жыл бұрын

This is just as impressive as it is adorable

@alexanderwiand6997 6 жыл бұрын

Adorable?

@rhodesianwojak2095 4 жыл бұрын

perhaps

@ehvway 4 жыл бұрын

God bless this man. What a great and brilliant man he is!

@jimwattenburger4545 3 жыл бұрын

Max is an absolutely wonderful Gentleman ! A very intelligent mind and holds many patents. Very glad to call him a Friend.

@PowahSlapEntertainmint 7 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he _trained_ really hard for this...

@rah1752 7 жыл бұрын

Lame af

@The.Breakfast.Burrito 7 жыл бұрын

at least 32 people disagree

@MrAwawe 7 жыл бұрын

PowahSlap Entertainmint Get out!

@dfalconerio 7 жыл бұрын

PowahSlap Entertainmint if you stay on track any things possible. steam on ahead and choo choo choose your destiny

@KoenMueller 7 жыл бұрын

This is better than you're getting credit for.

@imabeapirate 7 жыл бұрын

This will be my retirement. This is also why engineering is the best field for life-long enjoyment. Fantastic job!

@maxk8486 6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, personally I would say something like biology/woodwork or the sort would be more suited as then you can apply expertise to hobbies (bit hard for arthritic geriatrics to build and ride trains lol)

@LightYagami-wt1jw 5 жыл бұрын

@ifb6368 5 жыл бұрын

@@maxk8486 The thing is, if you were to spend your life woodworking you wouldn't enjoy it as a hobby. If you spent your life working on trains you wouldn't enjoy making a rail system as a hobby,

@escapetherace1943 Жыл бұрын

you're forgetting that 97 percent of people aren't smart enough to be "engineers" to begin with

@ranjirhodes 5 жыл бұрын

He's a true engineer , you can see the passion in his eyes .

@will006 4 жыл бұрын

Love this old dude. Wish he had more time.

@MrAledro84 7 жыл бұрын

you really need to be loco and motivated to come up with something like this loco motivated

@MRWALLFan 7 жыл бұрын

ale84 I get it.

@ridernakal 7 жыл бұрын

LOCOMOTIVE

@zahmad007 7 жыл бұрын

You also need to be trained.

@dreindenver798 7 жыл бұрын

It really helps to be on the right track too.

@geepuller1 7 жыл бұрын

ale84 it helps of there's no negative influence to de-rail you.

@cdlg000 4 жыл бұрын

0:18 The producer legit said okay let’s get a shot of you guys looking at the train. 😂 no wohoo, pointing. Nothing 😂

@user-uw5ew7ym5z 5 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring man. This idea has so much potential.

@haroldalexis4200 4 жыл бұрын

I have a respect for this genius. He's awesome with his model high speed train! More power to this.😂🚄🚃🚃🚃🚄

@rock3tcatU233 7 жыл бұрын

Holy fucking shit, my inner train nerd just blew his wad.

@DangItshere 7 жыл бұрын

ⵔⵓⴽⴰⵜⴽⴰⵜ yep, me too 😀😀😀

@MarkInLA 6 жыл бұрын

I don't think the folks at NASA would phrase it in such a ugly way !!!

@thecpmr6276 6 жыл бұрын

ⵔⵓⴽⴰⵜⴽⴰⵜ priceless dude.

@urdadscooking 3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa built a cheeseball machine that, when he turns it on, will feed him a cheeseball every 30 seconds.

@Brian-xt2ge 4 жыл бұрын

Grant this man immortality right now!

@utubedano 6 жыл бұрын

89 years old! And doing this? Mad respect! I salute!

@Ben31337l 7 жыл бұрын

THIS IS AMAZING I LOVE the concept.

@adampecore6917 3 жыл бұрын

Glad he spent his time and money on something useful.

@kurosumomo 3 жыл бұрын

Not particularly useful, vacuum or pressure pumps are inefficient regardless of what this video says. It's a nice hobby and project he has, but super conducting magnetic levitation is the future, efficient, fast and realistic (unlike Hyperloop); kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bampkqyWm7C-h6c.html

@erikasullivan4031 6 жыл бұрын

What a magnificent and genius man! God bless him.

@tinateews9494 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful story, may God continues to bless you many more years to come.

@minecrafter0505 7 жыл бұрын

This system is a far better idea than the hyperloop to be honest...

@markfryer9880 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for starters you are not putting people inside a capsule inside a partial vacuum tube. Hyperloop is great while it works, but what happens when it breaks down and you have people trapped somewhere inside a very long tube?

@anirbandutta8000 7 жыл бұрын

Mark Fryer What happens if the engines of a flying plane fail ! If we abandon the hyperloop concept based on these fears, we should stop flying too

@Hugh.Manatee 7 жыл бұрын

+Anirban Dutta, agreed, though building one in eartquake prone California still seems like a questionable move. By the way, I still say skip the hyperloop and start developing the tech required to build an orbital ring.

@MisoNyah 7 жыл бұрын

hyperloop is still better

@donov25 7 жыл бұрын

You are delusional if you think an orbital ring is in anyway related to the hyperloop. Space elevators are nonsensically difficult.

@emptyangel 7 жыл бұрын

narrator totally butchered the pronunciation of isambard kingdom brunel...

@QuinctiliusVarus 7 жыл бұрын

Plus, she has that irritating vocal fry that so many young women have these days.

@squiddi1393 7 жыл бұрын

Who the fuck cares, he's been dead for some 200 years. Focus on the real purpose of the video.

@KapnKerfuffle 6 жыл бұрын

IZ em bahd, not Is em bard. Correct?

@lamondjack4349 6 жыл бұрын

emptyangel A rose by any other name is still a rose just the same! Got to make things your own sometimes. It’s the American way. Merica!

@Horizon301. 6 жыл бұрын

Squiddi well on the railways here in the UK his creations are still recognised and praised seeing as most of his creations still exist. London Paddington, Bristol temple meads, Clifton suspension bridge etc.

@7822welshsteam 5 жыл бұрын

What an inspirational man. My life obsession is big, loud locomotives so this isn't my idea of a beautiful future at all but what a guy!

@weizhang2834 6 жыл бұрын

This grandpa is so cute :) love him and his pure heart:)

@br1ann88 4 жыл бұрын

When you ask your mom to go to the toy store for a train and she says no

@Extra_Mental 7 жыл бұрын

how does it work with multiple trains and switchtracks?

@lukenewman9485 7 жыл бұрын

that's what I was thinking, probably works great for a single loop but would probably be a nightmare for multiple lines and multiple trains. Probably require multiple venting systems and pumping stations and the maths would require a beefy computer but probably nothing more than we have already. I suspect it is probably meant for long distance routes rather than subway systems, apparently the biggest detractor at the moment is actually the cost of all the tunneling required.

@imrmalibuz5145 7 жыл бұрын

should work out like it does on underground electrical trains on switches. Each section is blocked off after the train is in there and a "new" pushing vent is opened. if you need to switch tracks, it works like on any normal railroad except that the tunnels need a switch in them as well that can be moved. power in those places isn't totally necessary if parts in front or after the switch can power it. Thats at least what id assume.

@imabeapirate 7 жыл бұрын

a train can use whatever magnet drive it wants. the magnets turn off at the end of a tube, and new ones under the desired track take over, like a hand-off. pretty simple really

@Extra_Mental 7 жыл бұрын

imabeapirate but it's taking up a magnet that a train behind could use, that's not simple at all

@GrumpSkull 7 жыл бұрын

You could use a sector plate that would move laterally to line up with the other routs. Another huge engineering task but so is running large diameter tubes all over the country.

@lisapeters5554 7 жыл бұрын

this is SO COOL! i would really like to see this in use for full size trains. good going dude.

@Sam42069 5 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of my grandad. He also loved trains. I miss that man

@samuelm1373 7 жыл бұрын

This would make an awesome roller coaster

@iliketrains3601 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god this makes me so happy for some reason ❤️😍

@rayologyxm 6 жыл бұрын

This is better than hyperloop for many passengers who don't want to be enclosed in a vacuum but still be pushed by one.

@user-po6sk2ih9t 5 жыл бұрын

they are the elderly we need in this world

@jeffreyariel2001 6 жыл бұрын

Can I adopt him as my grandpa?

@bharatAV 5 жыл бұрын

@mynamejeff8401 5 жыл бұрын

@rickyclarkson9586 4 жыл бұрын

@nahiyanalamgir7614 4 жыл бұрын

@diegomurua4798 4 жыл бұрын

@yeaitisashtray2542 6 жыл бұрын

Smart old man

@douglasjones76 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing. I wishing I had the foresight and ingenuity of this man.

@metanumia 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, my grandfather would've been ecstatic if he had seen this when he was still alive! In his place, I am enjoying it immensely for him. Very impressive! :)

@elninorosario 4 жыл бұрын

How can we have more than one train on the same track? .. how are trains going to change tracks?

@TheMyarse 4 жыл бұрын

elnino rosario yeah but you could use this on a closed circuit, an example would be like an airport monorail and for transportation at docks etc

@TheLetusGarden 4 жыл бұрын

elnino rosario you would need to split the track into “sections”. Each section would be independent of each other, and there could be 1 train on a section at a time. Each section would be independently controlled by its own pumps.

@david33mtrb 4 жыл бұрын

Changing tracks could be accomplished using a method similar to the way roller coaster trains are shunted on to storage sidings by having a straight section slide perpendicularly to the direction of the track and an “s” curve piece slide into its place. Then it’s simply a matter of devising a system of seals that will maintain the air pressure in the tube once the transition occurs. Mechanically speaking, this is far less complicated than many of the engineering feats accomplished in the 20th century.

@elninorosario 4 жыл бұрын

@@david33mtrb that still seems to be complicated

@Seanachan91 4 жыл бұрын

@@elninorosario Yeah those were some of the reasons why the original Victorian trains failed. Also they can't be shunted around like conventional trains can, or at least as easily. This guy did solve some of the big problems that caused the old trains to fail though.

@JBibleStudy 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Not only I like the idea, but also his challenge to the "standardized" concepts of the world.

@techieboii 7 жыл бұрын

may be not in my lifetime... but he is so confident. i admire.

@metaz69u 6 жыл бұрын

Well Done. Keep on Trucking, Max!

@OmarDelawar 5 жыл бұрын

This is like a transitional hyper-loop train concept. The atmospheric tube is what hyper-loop is based on but instead of running the train inside the tube, you are running the train ON TOP of the tube. Pretty genius.

@makdemir 7 ай бұрын

Infact vice versa...

@TheMadmaurice 5 жыл бұрын

"It runs on electric pumps, so it can use renewable energy!" Well electric trains can use renewable energy, too. And while laying down the tracks you don't have to burry big pipes and air pumps. Then there's the additional energy loss while transforming electrical energy into a strong enough partial vacuum to move several tons of train, instead of just powering an electrical engine. And a train could actually reuse energy collected while braking. It is a fun concept but in no way better than what we already have...

@toddratson7526 3 жыл бұрын

Old thread I know but I have never seen a train of any kind go up and down a 10% grade without a gear rack. So it DOES do something no current technology does and it does it quickly.

@bsadewitz 3 жыл бұрын

@@toddratson7526This comment caught my attention also. The author of the original post clearly didn't think any of his objections through. If he did, he'd see that there are at least potential answers. This 90+ year old engineer has worked at refining his invention for decades. Clearly, he would have wasted all of this mental energy, time, and money building this test setup if it were obviously infeasible. This is someone who doesn't understand enough to understand how little he understands.

@burgerpommes2001 2 жыл бұрын

@@toddratson7526 for big gradients tired metros gondola cable cars or monorails are better solutions

@burgerpommes2001 2 жыл бұрын

@@bsadewitz this is a fun toy he buit for his garden not a inovation

@LectronCircuits 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent training. Cheers!

@jaiden4771 6 жыл бұрын

Omg I drive past this all the time is so amazing to see it put out there on the internet!

@irenerosalie590 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! loved it

@jr-7069 7 жыл бұрын

RESPECT...Old People,I like trains

@zzef2650 6 жыл бұрын

The old man is a legend

@siddhantkhorjuvekar 6 жыл бұрын

Salute this man..

@mortenharket3265 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine the world being governed by men like him...

@kingdon3719 4 жыл бұрын

Sadly not

@Inji9517 4 жыл бұрын

Stop giving us false hope

@iRaps1 4 жыл бұрын

Um. Why don't "men like him" hide in engineering then instead of atleast trying to govern anything?

@mortenharket3265 4 жыл бұрын

@@iRaps1 why don't you ask him? I'm sure he had his reasons why.

@zanefraser714 4 жыл бұрын

We would be in future by the 20th century and by 21 we would be beyond the wildest dreams of some

@_chipchip 7 жыл бұрын

No mention of efficiency? Trains can already be electric (and often are), so it doesn't have an advantage there, but this would mitigate the need for overhead transmission, for sure.

@kwokwing7502 5 жыл бұрын

Very Good demonstration of a forgotten option ; hoping to see it take off. GOOD HEALTH AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

@viswanathanramakrishnan7613 5 жыл бұрын

The successful attempt by this gentleman in making garden a live one and that too at 89 years of age. Really to say I too also wish to follow him in designing a loco in my house in a small way.Hats off to his venture and let the almighty bless sound health to achieve more

@brurbejj5158 7 жыл бұрын

He is the cutest old guy I have ever seen.

@robloxfan4271 6 жыл бұрын

...

@darthcreaper8173 6 жыл бұрын

ummm....

@cocoduck7745 5 жыл бұрын

Wait what

@bharatAV 5 жыл бұрын

Ok.................

@BIackDynamite 5 жыл бұрын

bob brown what?

@kly48 7 жыл бұрын

Sheldon would be proud

@TJSaw 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is an inspiration.

@kasyapchakra1271 6 жыл бұрын

I really respect this guy. This is genius

@TadRichard 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it would be more efficient to use hydraulics instead of pneumatics? Gas compresses, liquids don't.

@slewjm 6 жыл бұрын

Possibly, Although Hydraulic locking (which is caused by liquids not being very compressible) could severely damage the system if the timing isn't right, if the train stops for some reason and the pumps don't, etc. Otherwise Hydraulics sounds like a good alternative.

@blauwzakjecrack 6 жыл бұрын

pumping millions of liters f fluids around is not really efficient, and i guess pumping millions of liters of gasses around also is not that efficient, especially on long sections, since ,as you said, you have to battle (more) compression without direct result. I dont think this system is a good alternative for regular trains.

@Peasmouldia 4 жыл бұрын

One word, points(UK) or switches (US). How do you change tracks? Complex and inconvenient.

@gauravkumarjain1537 4 жыл бұрын

That's why we need magnets now... Thruster and train is seprated and are connected by magnets On Junction we simply put magnets with different polarity and change tracks

@hogsworthhammer9211 3 жыл бұрын

Training under pressure at its finest. Awesome.

@robinm1211 7 жыл бұрын

I know that a lot of thought and engineering went into this, BUT it's adorable! The man and the train set, it's adorable!

@Mike518Mike 6 жыл бұрын

The problem is not that people don`t think out of the box. The problem is, that new infrastructure is just to expensive. Same thing killed the transrapid project in Germany.

@jaypee112233 5 жыл бұрын

Well, I think it's also partly the lobbyism that downtalks on such projects. While China has simply bought the Transrapid Germany has said it's just too expensive and the project has been a downfall here, sadly. I think we can't blame it on the money, though. We put millions in an airport that still isn't open and is a disastrous project. Look at our BER.

@laserching2547 7 жыл бұрын

Meet the 1 year-old who built nothing

@glow9706 7 жыл бұрын

meet the 30-year old who built nothing lol

@cogidubnus1953 7 жыл бұрын

So meet Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who invented almost everything....good luck....

@mrzamu2533 7 жыл бұрын

numpty pootis ironic huh

@placeholdername4068 7 жыл бұрын

numpty pootis oh hi dude, didn't expect to see you here XD

@nzane1216 7 жыл бұрын

numpty pootis somebody's been having a bad day..

@riccigiambruno4661 6 жыл бұрын

89 and super sharp that’s the key stay sharp and you can live forever

@Whiteshirtloosetie 6 жыл бұрын

As an English Brit, Max for me is a utter total legend, we need more across the Pond like people like this. ;) This great guy for me is a hero and legend like Isambard Kingdom Brunel and I hope our American cousins appreciate great people like this as I do. 100% respects to this great man.

@5MadMovieMakers 3 жыл бұрын

All aboard

@TheLinposterIsSus 3 жыл бұрын

Your pfp is a political compass

@5MadMovieMakers 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLinposterIsSus haha I never looked at it like that

@Grepes2 3 жыл бұрын

@@5MadMovieMakers i love your vids man! :)

@kimjonglongdong3158 4 жыл бұрын

My only question is... what truly worthwhile advantage does this offer that would make it feasible to replace an existing electric train? I could see this possibly being built as an alternative on new routes, say maybe in extremely mountainous or very hilly terrain. But other than that, the cost of replacing current tracks with this system seems like it would not offer any advantages to just using plain old overhead power lines and electric locomotives.

@awildfilingcabinet6239 4 жыл бұрын

In the end, it could easily be more efficient. Today, it is still more expensive, but at the very core, the idea is basically just a tube with a fan at each end. Less air resistance and rail friction would mean that these types of trains can theoretically reach crazy speeds while still being a smoother ride than typical rails. Installation is more intensive, but running costs would be much lower.

@lenmediastudio 4 жыл бұрын

I'm also seeing some problems with this when multiple trains run on the same line. Also there are already alternative solution to inclines, such as cable, rubber tyre, rack railway, etc