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[–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

That's gonna be a while. Current speed record from what I see for passenger trains is around 350 miles per hour. The quick math I did for getting from NYC to Miami in 45 minutes needed like 1,700mph. From what I'm seeing even the experimental stuff right now doesn't get above 400mph.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago

SR-71 has entered the chat.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Just railgun the Europeans across the country

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 hours ago

Fuckin wheee.