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[–] ElHexo@hexbear.net 92 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Hear me out, what if we kept EVs, but replaced the wheels with metal cones, and put them on two straight sections of metal?

[–] Cyyris 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What would we call this wondrous contraption? It sounds too good to be true.

[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago

And they can always be connected, they'll never run out of charge!

[–] egonallanon@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

The brunelobile! It will be wider and more unwieldy than all other similar contraptions!

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sounds interesting, maybe we can even power it through the metal sections instead of them carrying the heavy batteries and having to stop to charge them

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hmm, sounds interesting, like some kind of ground based hyperloop? A pod?