Why The World's Fastest Train Looks So Weird
Ziroth Ziroth
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 Published On Oct 3, 2023

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Whenever I saw videos of the world's fastest train, the SCMaglev from Japan, I always wondered why it had such a long nose? The front is much longer than other trains, but was this just for a futuristic look? Well, it turns out this nose has an important purpose that came from a unexpected natural origin, the kingfisher.

#highspeedtrain #breakthrough #maglev

Video inspiration:
[Mustard]    • The Word's Fastest Train: The SCMaglev  
[Real Engineering]    • How Japan's Maglev Train Works  
[Vox]    • The world is poorly designed. But cop...  

Sources:
[Train Biomimicry] https://www.matec-conferences.org/art...
[Piston Effect] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston_...
[JR East Train Design] https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/developmen...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:05 An Unexpected Problem
03:22 Take a Listen
03:43 Explanation
04:30 The Solution

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