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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by mad_atta
That video of the maglev is extraordinary - it doesn't really look like you're going outrageously fast, until the other maglev flashes by in a fraction of a second. Awesome!
Yes, agreed. I have another longer video taken from the MagLev but it's nothing special. (I'm happy to post it if anybody requests it.)

It's only when that other train passes that you get a real feel for the speed. As I recall we weren't even at top speed at the time of the other train passing.
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