southsideirish71 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 2 times the length of the chunnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 09:35 AM) 2 times the length of the chunnel Cool idea, but you couldn't pay me enough money to drive 64 miles in a tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I find it difficult to imagine this being economically feasible considering the conditions, and that totally neglects the fire risk issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 This is even scarier if ever built.... TransAtlantic Tunnel/Tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 That's nuts. QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 11:55 AM) This is even scarier if ever built.... TransAtlantic Tunnel/Tube Yeah... that'll happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 11:07 AM) I find it difficult to imagine this being economically feasible considering the conditions, and that totally neglects the fire risk issues. The only way this would work, is if it was powered by the quest for oil. I could of sworn that Siberia had some untapped oil underneath it. If we made a push into Siberia with the help of Russia/and the US that could be the financial model that could make it feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 12:52 PM) The only way this would work, is if it was powered by the quest for oil. I could of sworn that Siberia had some untapped oil underneath it. If we made a push into Siberia with the help of Russia/and the US that could be the financial model that could make it feasible. I read in an article the other day that they estimate they haven't even tapped into about 98.5 percent of the mineral and energy resouces they have in Siberia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Just seems crazy expensive to build a full on transit tunnel when an oil pipeline would suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 11:55 AM) This is even scarier if ever built.... TransAtlantic Tunnel/Tube How cool would that be, thats a long as flight to go over the atlantic too and you could hypothetically do it in what they say 50 mins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 10:58 AM) Cool idea, but you couldn't pay me enough money to drive 64 miles in a tunnel. That is long time underground. Edited April 19, 2007 by Soxfest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 11:52 AM) How cool would that be, thats a long as flight to go over the atlantic too and you could hypothetically do it in what they say 50 mins? Isn't a flight a decent amount longer than 50 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDylan Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 03:02 PM) Isn't a flight a decent amount longer than 50 minutes. Quite longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 11:55 AM) This is even scarier if ever built.... TransAtlantic Tunnel/Tube I'll pass on that ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfficerPat35 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 NO f***ING WAY. Not to either of them. Not that its scary or anything. Its just pointless. Remember those things called planes? Yeah. We still have them. They go from here to there in about seven hours. Are we really in such a hurry that we have to spend billions more dollars to save people six hours? Thats pretty sad. Another thing, what happens when something goes drastically wrong and the tunnel, perhaps, collapses? What then? If a plane crashes, its sad, but we can keep on flying. If this tunnel has a major malfunction, its just over. Whoosh! A billion dollars down the drain. And at the risk of sounding fruity, flying is just a beautiful thing. I love long flights to and from exotic places. Especially night flights. So quiet and serene, I definitely wouldnt want to trade it for fifty minutes in a damn tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 The tunnel to Alaska is a terrible idea, no way Id do that, would feel like Im trapped. Now that train to London could be interesting but like it said in the link the currents could hurt it and I dont think the support would work well. What do I know though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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