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Here's a mathematician's skeptical take on this issue (just CMD-F "jerk").


I think jerk could be kept much lower than in an aircraft though - in the hyperloop jerk would be basically 100% deterministic. You could design to keep it within reasonable limits. Sure, there might be minor imperfections in the tube surface, but there's suspension in the air skis to isolate that.

I think the main thing needed to prevent motion sickness would be a virtual 'view' with horizon, which isn't hard to create.




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