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Re: Meeting with Speedrail

Subject: Re: Meeting with Speedrail
From: Christian Legeland <clegelan@physik.uni-bielefeld.de>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:08:13 +0100
Newsgroups: aus.rail, misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
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David wrote:
> 
> > > I thought the whole idea of magnetic levitation was to reduce friction.
> > > What parts of the train, if any, actually touch the guide-rail when it is
> > > moving? How about when it stops?
> >
> 
> And being a very strong magnetic field - will the humans inside suffer like they
> say mobile phones do ?????

The magnetic field from the lifting magnets and all other components
inside a TR (at seat level) is 40% more intensiv then the magneitc field
from the earth. Your hair dryer sends a field 15 TIMES more intensiv.
Watching TV (4m distance) is roughly 5 TIMES more intensiv magntic
field.

Bye
C.Legeland

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- Re: Meeting with Speedrail
  - From: David <david@nmit.vic.edu.au>

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