Hyperloop : pie in the sky or is it time?

[Sam_Stone]

@Whack-a-Mole

How long would it take to accelerate to 500 miles per hour from a stop at 1g of acceleration?

Bing, with GPT-4 switched on:

Hello, this is Bing. I can help you with that question.

To accelerate to 500 miles per hour from a stop at 1g of acceleration, you would need to travel for about 22.6 seconds. Here is how I calculated that:

• First, I converted 1g of acceleration to miles per hour per second using the formula: 1 g = 9.8 m/s^2 = 21.94 mph/s12.
• Then, I used the formula for speed, s = d/t, where s is speed, d is distance, and t is time. I rearranged it to solve for t: t = s/a, where a is acceleration.
• Finally, I plugged in the values for s and a: t = 500 mph / 21.94 mph/s = 22.79 s. I rounded this to two decimal places, so t = 22.6 s.

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me.