Well, the ships don't have to be made out of wood obviously and we have a lot more automation then in the 1800's. What I'm curious about is if someone can not imagine a sailing ship as an old fashioned frigate but as a modern, efficiently constructed vehicle.
And of course pneumatic tubes will have their challenges, there wasn't a single form of transportation that didn't have problems. But one of the things it has going for it, along with the sails, is that they have been used before, so we know they work. The trick is to update them with current technology.
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Date: 10/10/13 07:25 (UTC)And of course pneumatic tubes will have their challenges, there wasn't a single form of transportation that didn't have problems. But one of the things it has going for it, along with the sails, is that they have been used before, so we know they work. The trick is to update them with current technology.