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Could it be of inverted platform too? |
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I think this is how the writers of F-Zero
and the Wipeout games explained their
anti-gravity racers. Sci-Fi yes, but does
that render this an old idea? |
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I thought those were just anti-grav thingies rather than something that is bakable using today's technology. |
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I'm sure that's how they explained it,
especially on F-Zero as the tracks were
supposedly constructed high above the
ground in order to stop the magnets
interfering with daily life, I think. |
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However, it might just have been me
being fascinated with it as a kid and
justifying it myself, coupled with an
episode of Tomorrow's World no doubt.
Either way, Wipeout was ace, so a bun
regardless. |
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I’ll give it a bun just because it involves racing. It could involve bumper car racing too. |
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Electrodynamic Suspension (EDS) trains have been around for a long time now and are clearly some of the fastest and smoothest terrestrial rides available. See links "How Stuff Works" and "Inductract". |
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I think you would want to use the Inductrack style which is a newer type of EDS that uses permanent room-temperature magnets to produce the magnetic fields instead of powered electromagnets or cooled superconducting magnets. To allow racers to move about freely may take some unique track design but I think it is possible. |
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I learned about inductrack today and was about to post the same link. I agree that it looks possible, hence [+]. |
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