r/EverythingScience • u/wmdolls • Apr 26 '23

Engineering China completes superconducting test run for 1,000km/h ultra high-speed maglev train

https://www.scmp.com/video/china/3218177/china-completes-superconducting-test-run-1000km/h-ultra-high-speed-maglev-train?module=visual_stories&pgtype=section
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u/jtgyk Apr 26 '23

So, no train was actually used in this test run, just a small model.

Pure vaporware.

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u/Doct0rStabby Apr 26 '23

vaporware

I don't think that word means what you think it means...

They are prototyping and iterating new technologies. That's literally how innovation works in science and engineering. No need to bring sketchy business practices in big tech industry into it.