A new idea for public transit

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Ok, I thought of a new way of public transit thats

1.Free to ride
2.Is impervious to terrorist attacks
3.Green
4.Awesome
5.Is safer then driving a car

I did this in my NS nation and most people thought it was a good idea.

The idea is:

Big air powered cannons that will blast you from place to place via cannons and safety nets. Safety nets get replaced daily.

What do you guys think about this actually being a real world?

[Washington Resistance Army]

That's a terrifying idea.

[Community Values]

A good way to smash into the ground, be minced into a fine paste, and die.

It could be used as a terrorist weapon, rather than being the target of it.

no offense.

[Great Nepal]

...what happens when one person lands and another person lands on top of them...

[Mad hatters in jeans]

Ah the circus mode of transport. A classic idea.

Better hope the person aiming the cannon gets the angle right or you will be such a surprised amount of strawberry jam on the pavement.

[Risottia]

Ok, I thought of a new way of public transit thats

1.Free to ride
2.Is impervious to terrorist attacks
3.Green
4.Awesome
5.Is safer then driving a car

I did this in my NS nation and most people thought it was a good idea.

The idea is:

Big air powered cannons that will blast you from place to place via cannons and safety nets. Safety nets get replaced daily.


What do you guys think about this actually being a real world?

You should really quit listening to LG.

Seriously: do you have any idea of the acceleration needed to reach a muzzle speed enough for the mishap to travel a significant distance?

[Vavax]

And how many safety nets are we talking about replacing daily? The labor and new net cost would be ridiculous.

[Mad hatters in jeans]

...what happens when one person lands and another person lands on top of them...

Life uh...finds a way.

[Hansdeltania]

What's its range, 100 yards?

[Pacificora]

Your sort of asssuming that every human is a identical projectile to every other human and that it would be completely safe from all outside influences, like, well, the wind for one.

[Great Nepal]

...what happens when one person lands and another person lands on top of them...

Life uh...finds a way.

Well one of the two lives might find a way; with broken bones

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

A good way to smash into the ground, be minced into a fine paste, and die.

It could be used as a terrorist weapon, rather than being the target of it.

no offense.

Unless the cannons where fixed to only fire to one safety net only and you can't move the cannon.

But safety nets and cars kill a lot.

...what happens when one person lands and another person lands on top of them...

Can't happen, sensors detect when one person is in a safety net and won't let the cannon fire again until that person is gone.

That's a terrifying idea.

You're no fun.

[Washington Resistance Army]

That's a terrifying idea.

You're no fun.

I'm a human, I'll stay on the ground where I belong thank you very much.

[Vavax]

You're no fun.

I'm a human, I'll stay on the ground where I belong thank you very much.

Do planes count?

[Pacificora]

To costly as well, and couldn't be operated in big cities. Also, the nets would need to be massive if you don't want the wind to affect your flight, so occupies to much space.

[Great Nepal]

...what happens when one person lands and another person lands on top of them...

Can't happen, sensors detect when one person is in a safety net and won't let the cannon fire again until that person is gone.[/quote]
No two cannons, both fire simultaneously - one with wind direction towards net land first then second person who's already in air lands on top.

[Washington Resistance Army]

I'm a human, I'll stay on the ground where I belong thank you very much.

Do planes count?

I tend to avoid planes myself.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Your sort of asssuming that every human is a identical projectile to every other human and that it would be completely safe from all outside influences, like, well, the wind for one.

Calibration for a person's weight could easily be implemented.

And how many safety nets are we talking about replacing daily? The labor and new net cost would be ridiculous.

Think of the tourist dollars! People would come into a country just for this and stay for the food and shoping!

Ok, I thought of a new way of public transit thats

1.Free to ride
2.Is impervious to terrorist attacks
3.Green
4.Awesome
5.Is safer then driving a car

I did this in my NS nation and most people thought it was a good idea.

The idea is:

Big air powered cannons that will blast you from place to place via cannons and safety nets. Safety nets get replaced daily.


What do you guys think about this actually being a real world?

You should really quit listening to LG.

Seriously: do you have any idea of the acceleration needed to reach a muzzle speed enough for the mishap to travel a significant distance?

LG?

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

...what happens when one person lands and another person lands on top of them...

Can't happen, sensors detect when one person is in a safety net and won't let the cannon fire again until that person is gone.

No two cannons, both fire simultaneously - one with wind direction towards net land first then second person who's already in air lands on top.[/quote]

No, one cannon would be permanently aimed at one net.

[Vassenor]

Better idea.

[Ankuran]

Saw this in Seiken Densetsu 3, except it used gunpowder, and it worked out just fine. I don't see how something that worked in a thirty-year-old video game would fail in real life.

[Troperia]

A zipline transport systems seems much safer than this. You know, NS and the real world are different. In NS, your citizens can apparently survive just about anything, while in therp real world, you will die.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Better idea.

Hyperloop is cool, but come on!

This is just amazing!

[Great Nepal]

No, one cannon would be permanently aimed at one net.

To travel from non central London to central London, you'd need 100 nets around central London...

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

No, one cannon would be permanently aimed at one net.

To travel from non central London to central London, you'd need 100 nets around central London...

?

No, it would be a point to point system.