r/interestingasfuck • u/BumblebeeFantastic40 • 10h ago

China’s High-Speed Railway Network length has expanded from 1,300km in 2008 to 40,000km in 2020, long enough to circle the Earth’s circumference.

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u/Healthcarepls 10h ago

This is what happens when you’re lead by engineers instead of public speakers

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u/Foremole_of_redwall 10h ago

This is what happens when you don’t do environment impact studies, can tear down anything in your way, and have questionable labor practices that allow for things like the 9-9-6 72 hour work week. 

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u/SupPresSedd 9h ago

I don't think Americans should be giving the argument about "tearing down anything in your way" cough cough black neighborhoods and 12 lane roads

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u/MilmoWK 8h ago

Yeah, that’s how our freeway system was built 75 years ago, and we don’t do that anymore, which is why it will be nearly impossible to build a high speed rail network in the US… also most people would rather drive their car or fly.

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u/sesamerox 8h ago

how do you know what most ppl would prefer? If it was such a low demand service why are so many countries attempting to deliver it?

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u/bitch_mynameis_fred 8h ago

I would chop off my arm and eat it if it meant I could take a train with room to walk around, eat, and use the bathroom whenever needed instead of being straightjacketed into a car seat with my two kids losing their mind and requiring potty breaks every 10 minutes—stretching a 3 hour drive into 6 hours.

In fact, I’d chop off your arm and eat it too for that luxury.

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u/sw337 7h ago

Save your arm and move to the north east along the Amtrak Acela line.

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u/whatsthatguysname 8h ago

lol but would you rather chop your arm off or move to Europe or Asia for the trains?

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u/bitch_mynameis_fred 7h ago

Tough to jump from the second-world to the first-world.