[ale] OT: Maglev funding?

[jimpop at gmail.com (Jim Popovitch)]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 23:45, Robert Reese~ <ale at sixit.com> wrote:
>>> In fact, you inadvertently proved the superiority of the
>>> monorail's switching system.
>>>
>>
>> Or...you inadvertently prove the single-point-of-failure in the
>> monorail's switching system.....
>
> Which, incidentally, is the same as the standard gauge track.  ;c)

Not according to the Disney view linked earlier in this thread.   A
single failing part in the monorail would affect 4 out of 5 pathways,
whereas a single failure in one of the 5+ standard switches would only
affect one path (albeit loss of that path could affect downstream
switches/paths).   Still, distribution always wins out over eggs in
one basket. ;-)

-Jim P.