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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Yes - it drills small-diameter tunnels capable of taking people under things like rivers. They migh accommodate small cars in one direction at a time. I think they are only about 4 metres diameter, so the headroom won't be much once you've installed a flat roadway, either.
The Boring Company's name surfaced a few weeks ago in Britain when it allegedly proposed one passing below the entrance to Poole Harbour, on the Southern English coast.
Presently the crossing, of only about half a mile I think, uses a chain-ferry capable of carrying a dozen or so vehicles at a time, including buses and lorries.
Quite how or why Mr. Musk's lot might have an interest here is hard to see, especially since it would presumably charge a toll for its limited use (cyclists and pedestrians only) so you may as well pay the fare for the ferry for a rather more pleasant way to cross the waterway.
It seems an odd choice of business for Musk anyway. He is not an engineer. His technical qualifications are in computing; but he employs engineers to design his cars and rockets for him - nothing to do with civil-engineering.
Yes, you can avoid the ferry by driving round; but Poole Harbour's full extent makes it one of the world's largest natural harbours; and the detour adds over twenty miles to the trip between Corfe Castle and Poole, the nearest opposite-bank towns!
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As for the QR code allegedly revealing Nazi symbols.... if so that's anyone's guess why, and probably best ignored.
The Boring Company's name surfaced a few weeks ago in Britain when it allegedly proposed one passing below the entrance to Poole Harbour, on the Southern English coast.
Presently the crossing, of only about half a mile I think, uses a chain-ferry capable of carrying a dozen or so vehicles at a time, including buses and lorries.
Quite how or why Mr. Musk's lot might have an interest here is hard to see, especially since it would presumably charge a toll for its limited use (cyclists and pedestrians only) so you may as well pay the fare for the ferry for a rather more pleasant way to cross the waterway.
It seems an odd choice of business for Musk anyway. He is not an engineer. His technical qualifications are in computing; but he employs engineers to design his cars and rockets for him - nothing to do with civil-engineering.
Yes, you can avoid the ferry by driving round; but Poole Harbour's full extent makes it one of the world's largest natural harbours; and the detour adds over twenty miles to the trip between Corfe Castle and Poole, the nearest opposite-bank towns!
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As for the QR code allegedly revealing Nazi symbols.... if so that's anyone's guess why, and probably best ignored.
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
@ArishMell odd disregard for your ecosystem! But everyone is like you! Oddly ecocidal and so cool about it all.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Roundandroundwego I have no idea what you mean by that.
No-one is talking about damaging ecosystems and I hope no-one supports such damage.
Insulting others rather than responding constructively is pointless and silly, even more when as you have there, the comment is not even relevant to the thread.
No-one is talking about damaging ecosystems and I hope no-one supports such damage.
Insulting others rather than responding constructively is pointless and silly, even more when as you have there, the comment is not even relevant to the thread.
Munumbis · 46-50, M
@Roundandroundwego That stuff's all bullshit anyway. It's always been about control.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Munumbis Which makes Musk being involved with minor civil-engineering projects seem even stranger, but I suppose he is attracted to anything that might make him a bit of money.
He founded the company as part of Space X (seems odd!) but later made it independant.
Its primary projects are road tunnels intended to provide relatively quick connections between various areas of major cities, but how effective they are, or will prove in time, I would not like to say.
They might merely move the traffic congestion to new spots, leading to lengthy queues within them! The tunnels seem rather small too, so what happens if a car breaks down or collides with another in mid-tunnel?
He founded the company as part of Space X (seems odd!) but later made it independant.
Its primary projects are road tunnels intended to provide relatively quick connections between various areas of major cities, but how effective they are, or will prove in time, I would not like to say.
They might merely move the traffic congestion to new spots, leading to lengthy queues within them! The tunnels seem rather small too, so what happens if a car breaks down or collides with another in mid-tunnel?




