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Techutante t1_j21fyyv wrote

I'm thinking mega cities with hidden conveyor belts for delivery. Definitely modular, probably built like we build cruise ships right now.

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ConnieLingus24 t1_j2238ft wrote

Chicago already has an underground tunnel system that was used for coal delivery. It’s been sorta abandoned after a flooding incident in the 90s.

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Techutante t1_j22gmbj wrote

That's a problem with underground tunnels for sure.

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boydoesyoga t1_j21n6uv wrote

Omg hidden conveyor!? I’m looking forward this in future…if I’m still alive. Lol

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Techutante t1_j21oiq6 wrote

Don't worry, they'll send your cardboard casket down to the corpse burners with it. ;)

Too dark?

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readMyFlow t1_j21veu7 wrote

I was thinking the same thing. One for delivering letters which is super fast based on air pressure. Apparently it's called pneumatic mails.

The other is for delivering foods.

As for bigger packages it'll be conventional systems or drones.

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Techutante t1_j2220i3 wrote

You could deliver anything that's not too fragile in a tube for sure.

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AuleTheAstronaut t1_j21wepj wrote

This sounds like the Saudi “Line”

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Techutante t1_j2201fc wrote

They had a lot of spare time to read science fiction novels too I expect.

TBH it's a good idea, we'll see if they nail the execution though. Also pun intended.

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FixingandDrinking t1_j2351dh wrote

Why not the bank tubes that could fire your packages in to your home we could get a few deaths a year from accidents.

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Techutante t1_j2359r4 wrote

They have to run in a vacuum. That can be difficult on a large scale. But yeah, televise it.

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FixingandDrinking t1_j235lcc wrote

Elon has an especially retarded idea on how to make it work on a large scale of you want a headache it's good for that and possibly kindling for a fire.

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Techutante t1_j236n39 wrote

It honestly might work. But it's not being developed by him, a lot smarter people are thinking about it. If you accelerate smoothly you wouldn't even feel it.

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FixingandDrinking t1_j2373lr wrote

Oh the idea is great just Elon has a hot take that made me think we should vote him off the island.

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strppngynglad t1_j21t89a wrote

Drones will likely be cheaper and less of a planning nightmare, unfortunately

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Techutante t1_j222fff wrote

It's probably going to be a 'throw everything at the wall' technology future, so drones for sure. They are mostly for light loads though, even a larger drone army would have trouble moving trainyards worth of stuff. There's only a certain density of air traffic you can have before nothing can move.

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