• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de
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      6 months ago

      Not inaccurate. The hyperloop was a rebranded vac-train concept from around 1900, and he knew he could not patent it, so he claimed that he was willingly open sourcing the white paper out of generosity. The idea was not feasible then nor now and we can’t tell if he realized that.

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        Point is every original thing he’s ever done can be found in the pages of Popular Science.