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Article #111Re: California High Speed Rail.
From: Stephen Sprunk
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:52
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:52
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Lüko Willms wrote: > Am Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:36:42 UTC, schrieb Stephen Sprunk > <stephen@sprunk.org> auf misc.transport.rail.americas : > >>> Clearly you missed this sign: >>> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/132667966_1fdf774bb8.jpg?v=0 >> MythBusters did a test and found that there is no suction that would >> "suck you off the platform", though there was substantial wind down the >> platform as well as a gust _away_ from the tracks. > > Where do you think air streams to _behind_ the train or any other > vehicle? Does it really move _away_ from where the vehicle was, > creating a vacuum perhaps? Their wind tunnel tests did indeed show what you're talking about, but the wind forces pushing objects down the platforms and away from the tracks were significantly stronger, and the suction was not enough to pull objects onto the tracks, even if they were shielded from the other forces. S
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