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An airplane. so, it's -- there would be an initial acceleration. once traveling at speed you wouldn't notice the speed at all. so you would just be extremely smooth like riding on a cushion of air really. >> reporter: the pods in a hyper loop would travel on cushions of compressed air above ground in a near vacuum powered by electrical motors solar panels and kinetic energy. if it seems far-fetched you are not looking far enough into the future and you don't know elon musk says ron dihedron of the moneta institute. >> he is motivated by taking on impossible tasks and being successful. >> repor...