Israel's SkyTran
This Is a SkyTran. SkyTran is a technology being developed in Israel, which uses magnet on a pole to let the pods hover below it. This is the first commuting option using Maglev technology. The pod consists of two seats, and is for short commutes. I think this technology is cool, because, of course, floating (and who doesn't like floating things, right? But also for it's convenience, SkyTran was first conceived for the purpose of avoiding the busy commuting times of the streets of Tel -Aviv. This lets people who use SkyTran to simply float above the traffic, and the pods are private, so for people who takes cars because they are quiet and they do not have to sit with other people, they can still have that. It is also green and environmentally safe because there is no pollution, there is nothing being burned or used because it is basically a big magnet. Of course we won't be seeing this futuristic technology for a little while because it is expensive to make, and therefore ride, plus you need to set up the system throughout the whole city. Overall I think this is a very cool piece of technology that is being made in Israel, the home land of the Jewish people, which now both holds the history of our people, and the future of mankind.
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| A SkyTran pod (photo simulation credit: courtesy of: www.skytran.us) |
