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    T.A.T (TransAtlantic tunnel)

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      prismcnd
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      Okay I'll be the first to say fantastic! Is this an actual proposal or more of an animation for the show? If so then ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ˜ฒ ๐Ÿ‘

      โ€œWhatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.โ€ -W.Clement Stone (American best selling Author and Founder of Combined Insurance Co (now a part of Aon Corp.), 1902-2002)

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      • MarianM
        Marian
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        @solo said:

        Anyone ever see the episode of Extreme engineering where they discussed the possibility of a tunnel from New York to Paris and London?

        Yup..I've seen it a few times. Awesome Idea.
        Also nice presentation. So...what prism asked. Is this for a real proposal or just to show how such an idea would work.

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          Khai
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          Hurrah!

          ๐Ÿ’š

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          • soloS
            solo
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            It's not a proposal, it's for a client that does graphics for film makers, I'm just putting together a small part of a larger project, in total I am only doing 70 seconds of animation.
            I do not know where, when or who will be using it, hopefully Nova on PBS (I wish)

            http://www.solos-art.com

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            • EscapeArtistE
              EscapeArtist
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              Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

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                prismcnd
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                Too bad its not a proposal, certainly an amazing feather to put in your cap nonetheless. Congrats, we all deserve our 15 minutes of fame even if uncredited

                โ€œWhatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.โ€ -W.Clement Stone (American best selling Author and Founder of Combined Insurance Co (now a part of Aon Corp.), 1902-2002)

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                • srxS
                  srx
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                  ๐Ÿ˜ฒ Great job!

                  www.saurus.rs

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                  • boofredlayB
                    boofredlay
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                    I remember seeing that episode of E E Pete.

                    Great work and I hope I see it on PBS. ๐Ÿ‘

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                    • FrederikF
                      Frederik
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                      Looks like a really interesting project...
                      As usual I'm intrigued by your renders... ๐Ÿ‘

                      @solo said:

                      I do not know where, when or who will be using it, hopefully Nova on PBS (I wish)

                      Would be awesome...!
                      I'll keep my fingers crossed for you... ๐Ÿ˜‰

                      Cheers
                      Kim Frederik

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                        liam887
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                        Big windows underwater haha perfect setting for action/disaster movie!

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                        • numbthumbN
                          numbthumb
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                          With a ravenous megalodon wreaking havoc!

                          Comfortably numb...

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                          • soloS
                            solo
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                            I agree, if it ever was to be built I doubt they would have windows due to costs alone, I also believe each train would have it's own seperated tube as I cannot imagine what it would be like if two trains passed each other travelling at 1200Mph.

                            3 hours from New York to London sounds great however, never happen in my lifetime.

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                            • numbthumbN
                              numbthumb
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                              The first picture with a whale reminds me of your render depicting a shark swimming among mangrove roots or something, that I remember seeing somewhere on the forums.
                              Would you care to explain the settings/software used for this one?
                              Thanks in advance.

                              Comfortably numb...

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                                liam887
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                                @solo said:

                                I agree, if it ever was to be built I doubt they would have windows due to costs alone, I also believe each train would have it's own seperated tube as I cannot imagine what it would be like if two trains passed each other travelling at 1200Mph.

                                3 hours from New York to London sounds great however, never happen in my lifetime.

                                I would also imagine the train would have to pass through many airlocks along the way (without slowing down of course) imagine if there was a leak you would be better isolating that small section of tunnel rather than the whole thing!

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                                • soloS
                                  solo
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                                  You are right, I recycled an old scene, figured there is no point creating something I already have, in fact I have used that scene for another project in Portland also.
                                  Being a hypothetical project and the emphasis on the tunnel I can get away with it, not to mention the cost in setup it saves.

                                  I used Vue for the exterior (underwater) and Thea for the interior, I saved a HDRi of the Vue scene to use in Thea so it looks like the same environment.

                                  http://www.solos-art.com

                                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                    numbthumb
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                                    Recycled or not, it still looks excellent. Is that the same HDRi generously shared here?

                                    Comfortably numb...

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                                    • DanielD
                                      Daniel
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                                      Excellent, Herr Solo.
                                      The struts supporting the tube look flimsy for such a structure, especially considering the stresses produced from such high speed trains.

                                      My avatar is an anachronism.

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                                        Khai
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                                        @daniel said:

                                        Excellent, Herr Solo.
                                        The struts supporting the tube look flimsy for such a structure, especially considering the stresses produced from such high speed trains.

                                        think the other way round. they wouldn't be keeping the tunnel up, rather the tunnel down....

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                                          liam887
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                                          some materials could be strong enough and still be that thin, carbon nano-tubing maybe?

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                                          • soloS
                                            solo
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                                            I'm guessing by the time we are ready to build something like this, which will by far be mans biggest engineering project ever we will use the cutting edge technology and materials available at the time, like spider silk cables (cannot rust and strongest) light weight aerated concretes, carbon tube rebar, etc.

                                            Here is the concept of freight.

                                            http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1970/maglevfrieght.png

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