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Imagine zipping from London to New York in just 54 minutes. No, it’s not science fiction—it’s a real engineering concept called the Transatlantic Tunnel. Spanning 3,400 miles under the ocean, this mega-project proposes a vacuum-sealed, floating tunnel submerged nearly 49 meters below the Atlantic.
Trains could travel at speeds over 3,100 mph, turning a 7-hour flight into a one-hour train ride. But the price tag? A mind-blowing $19 trillion. For comparison, the Channel Tunnel was just 23.5 miles and took 6 years to build.
Could we build this? Should we? Join us as we explore the most ambitious transportation project ever imagined.
💬 What do you think? Is this future fantasy or just a matter of time?
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Transcript:
Did you know there's a concept for a transatlantic tunnel connecting the United Kingdom to the United States—or more specifically, London and New York?
The tunnel would be 3,400 miles long and could turn the 7-hour flight between the UK and the US into a 54-minute train ride!
Engineers believe that a floating tunnel, submerged around 49 meters underwater, is the most plausible way to make this possible.
The train would travel through a vacuum tube at speeds of over 3,100 miles per hour.
For comparison, the Channel Tunnel, a 23.5-mile link between England and France, took six years to build and cost $13 billion.
If we scale this up, the Transatlantic Tunnel would cost a staggering $19 trillion and would probably take decades to complete.
Do you think it's possible?
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