Elon Musk has received the go-ahead for another wild transit idea: a tunnel beneath Los Angeles. Intended to ease the city’s notorious traffic, it’s not clear where Musk intends to dig, besides that it will start near his Hawthorne office, about 5 minutes from LAX.
Musk’s been railing against the city’s traffic for months, and it seems he’s actually taking action. Apparently, he’s considered the city’s seismic instability in the planning process. “Traffic is driving me nuts. Am going to build a tunnel boring machine and just start digging,” he said on Twitter.
For the most part the news, which came from his Twitter, has been met with incredulity. The office of city planning said they were unaware of the plans, but the tech mogul said the boring would start in about a month.
The name for the new company that will be in charge of the project, should it actualize, is “the Boring Company.” “Boring, it’s what we do,” said Musk.
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This could make a great excuse to remake Daylight
It's true!
Marc I was just discussing that movie the other day relevant to that time it took 4 hours to get into the city.
4-hour backup at the Lincoln Tunnel approach to New York (although not sure that was the time, basically on coming traffic wreck, etc...)
our bus driver wouldn't let us out - NJ Transit Policy!
"Discussing" or referencing. I can't imagine a discussion beyond "I forgot about that movie, ouch." End discussion.
a referencing discussion? noting people became very claustrophobic being stuck in the tunnel for over 2 hours in a bus and you could tell some people must of really forced themselves on the bus drivers and were released, walking between buses and cars.
Reference as in " this reminds me of daylight-,and we know what happened there." End discussion of said film.
yes but we did discuss Stallones youth and imagining the tunnel flooding, etc. etc...so the reference ran on for a bit. lets call it a lengthy eference with a short discussion - that was really Stallone? and didn't they make another tunnel cave disaster movie same time.
I think you're right, but can't recall the name.
That tunnel movie was the one where the female lead/love interest put her Reeboks on her hands and grabbed a live wire flipping around in front of her, right? I always wondered if that would work.
(Maybe that's what Max was 'discussing'? Like in a "worst case scenario solutions" sort of way?)
Drawing straws for who gets to test the insulating properties of theirs shoes?
Material science, I'm interested.
Are we sure they are Reeboks?
and how thick should the Reebok sole be to isolate one from say 277V?
Well, there's a time thing too. Reeboks then or now. Because then they were pretty thin...
well, marc, reebok pumps - no problem, lots of air!
I mean look at those beasts.
Pumps... wow.
will get into pump dynamics shortly, but first I can't tell if they were Reeboks (the pic links broke above)
Are these Reeboks?
as Donna described
from the USA patent office
Athletic shoe having inflatable bladder US 5113599 A
this appears more complicated than Parametricism!
this could be the basis for any kid's architectural thesis project with regard to facades!
Even John Maeda designed a pair!
Can't tell. Only 2 of those links show shoes (and barely).
Need to got to blockbuster and rent a tape- but 1st I need to find a blockbuster, then a VHS machine...
The maeda shoe has s certain dynamism seen in some of the finest examples of paranetricism... and excels as a style in high performance athletic wear.
You are a hero for hunting down those images, Max. Maybe they weren't Reeboks, but based on the heroine's hairstyle I feel like those single-color aerobics Reeboks are the right era.
great brain storm session Donna and Marc.
trains of thoughts: Elon Musk talks tunnels, Marc mentions the movie Daylight, Donna mentions scene from movie with shoes as protection from live electrical, notes brand as Reeboks, Max mentions Reebok pumps. Max thinks - wait, insulated gloves with air to protect from high voltage or whatever...
now this is what does existse:
Electriflex™ Gloves
High Voltage Linemen's Gloves - Straight Cuff
to test the gloves in accordance with various rules and regulations the Portable Glove Inflator Kit
so Max Headroom, F.AIA proposes: Pump Gloves for constant assurance the gloves are working while in the field.
back to Material Science and testing:
ASTM D120-14a Standard Specification for Rubber Insulating Gloves
Reebok shoe soles not sure either yet....
I see a lot potential for all this in architecture, hence the tangent...
Donna and Marc, I found the full movie on Youtube, surely to be taken down soon, literally with a bit of luck found that scene skipping through (approx. 30 minutes in).....screenshots, bing bang boom...I agree, the hair style determines everything! we will not debate this, sticking with Reebok.
Marc the hockey boots make a lot sense, especially for ankles.
pneumatic architecture in Elon Musks tunnel would be cool?
something like this
or this
Till they don't
The pump is more customized to the foot and ankle on a moment to moment basis, but isn't as stiff as a thermoforned boot. And they do deflate...
Edit- I will be doing a search for that movie tonight.
30:58- combat boots. The laces were too long for high tops, black (not popular then), and round versus flat.
Not to mention that character was abandoning the luxuries of the city.
edit- 31:54 hiking boots.
https://laughingsquid.com/the-boring-store/
https://arnoldzwicky.org/2011/05/28/the-boring-store/
maybe this is a joke like the boring store in Chicago, now in a new location.
Over and OUT
Peter N
PS he should get a permit before tunneling under the city.
HIKING boots? Dang.
She was leaving the city, yes, but not really giving up "luxuries" because rats lived in her lingerie drawers.
Meaning, her DRESSER drawers full of lingerie. Not her drawers like grandma would call underwear.
et tu Donna?
drawz...
thanks Marc for sorting it out and one of the glove companies does make boots for walking through that scenario. it appears I would need a copy of ASTM D120-14a to get the required "insulated rubber" chemical composition breakdown. something that does not appear readily available on the web. either way, we just flushed out a few studio design ideas here, was fun.
If only mythbusters were still on...
Just to be clear have we named the movie Donna referenced (and max maybe found screencaps from)?
Sounds AMAZEBALLS...
It's actually an easy find, but don't get sucked in.
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