Re: Terraforming the Moon

jimp_at_specsol-spam-sux.com
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:09:14 +0000 (UTC)

In sci.physics habshi <habshi@anony.com> wrote:
> >The most obvious one to anyone with better than half a brain would be to
> build an electric rail system on the surface for a small fraction of
> the
> cost to build one underground.
> <

> The point is that as soon as you approach built up areas the
> costs of surface transport , crossings , maintaining all of them goes
> up exponentialy.

So you finally admit that there is no savings to building underground
between cities since the land cost only become significant in built
up areas, which is just a tiny fraction of the proposed rail distance?

How is maintenance of an underground railway cheaper than an above
ground railway?

> With six lane underground rail lines you carry on right into
> the city centers - at present there is no such transport system that
> can deliver heavy goods to the city center , via underground.

Maybe that's because the present system works so well and nobody except
a certain babbling Indian refugee thinks anything else is needed.

> Also underground you dont have to fence the land to keep out
> the wandering dogs , elephants etc. its a lot lot cheaper , trust me,
> in the long run.

Railways in the US are not fenced, nor are there many wandering
elephants.

Cow catchers for locamotives were invented in the 19th century.

Animal Control did have to shoot a tiger in Orange County last week, but
it was nowhere near a railway.

I wouldn't trust you to be able to find your own ass with both hands,
a diagram, and a flashlight.

You are a drooling idiot. 

-- 
Jim Pennino
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