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030 - Expression: In the Loop / The Hyperloop

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The History of the Hyperloop

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is often credited for coming up with the idea of the hyperloop. His original designs used air compression to reduce friction on the tracks, not magnets like today's most successful prototypes do. He said that to build a hyperloop from San Francisco to LA, it would cost around $6 billion. Fortunately, a patent was never placed on thehyperloop.

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