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Is This Glasshole On A Phone Really A Vision Of The Gadget Apocalypse?
Google Glass is weird. It’s not quite like anything we’ve seen before. It’s the best. It’s the worst. It’s polarising. This picture of a Google Glass-wearing train rider showed up on Twitter earlier today and sparked a Buzzfeed article that posits Glass will just bring on more of the distraction it claims to alleviate.
The Indestructible Touchscreen Kiosks That Will Take Over New York’s Subways
Over the last few weeks, you might have heard about the ultra-futuristic information kiosks recently developed for the New York City subway system. It’s sci-fi stuff, thoroughly modernising the arteries of an often creaky metropolis. We headed down to New York’s financial district to check out a working prototype for ourselves.
Incredible Images Of The Massive New Tunnels Hollowing New York City
There is a 7m long, 180-tonne steel monster under Manhattan. Dead, resting deep somewhere under Grand Central Station and Park Avenue, this machine and her twin brother excavated the massive tunnels that you can see here, one of the largest public transportation works of our time.
Blowing Up A Train Car The ‘Safe’ Way
Train cars shouldn’t ever explode, but thanks to terrorists, you can never be too prepared. That’s why researchers have been blowing up old train cars to study exactly what happens in that worst case scenario.
What It Looks LIke When NYC Builds A Brand New Subway Tunnel
New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority is extending the 7 subway line into far west Manhattan. It won’t open until mid 2014 (hopefully), but today the MTA showed off some of its progress. Just so we remember that it’s actually a thing that is going to happen and the MTA isn’t just playing a joke.
Monster Machines: World’s Fastest Train Will Float On Electromagnetism
The fastest train in America, the Amtrak Acela line running from Boston and DC tops out at 177km/h. Sure, that’s way faster than taking a Greyhound, but pathetically pokey compared to the 500km/h bullet of the Mag-Lev train currently being developed by Japan’s JR Tokai.
This Is What A Day Of NYC’s Public Transport Looks Like
Gripe and moan about it all you like, but public transport is a fundamental part of keeping any big city running. This data visualisation shows just how complex New York City’s public transit setup is.
