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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2024 19:23:44 +0000
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On 02/11/2024 18:10, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 11:21:17 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 02/11/2024 10:40, D wrote:
>>> I'd like the experience of crossing the ocean to be more like a cruise
>>> ship. It might take 1 to 3 days or so, but you could walk around, and
>>> enjoy a Michelin star restaurant on board.
>>
>> Not in an airship. What you want is a nuclear powered passenger liner.
>>
>> Weight no problem. Massive horsepower no problem. Should be able to
>> cruise over 50mph.
>>
>> So probably 2 days to make the trip.
> 
> In the US that would have the same problem as cruise ships -- first you
> would need to take an airship to a seaport.

If air travel becomes impossible high speed rail would suit the USA 
perfectly. Plenty of empty space.

I think current top speeds are around 200mph.

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