Show Notes for October 13, 2022

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  • Transportation
    • Elon Musk has Some Bad Ideas for Mass Transit. We Have Solutions.
    • Switzerland: Cargo Sous Terrain: "a complete logistics system for the flexible transport of small-component goods. Tunnels connect production and logistics sites with urban centres. Overground, CST distributes the transported goods in environmentally-friendly vehicles, contributing to the reduction of traffic and noise emissions."
    • Altitude of a B2 bomber: "The B-2 can reach [...] an altitude of more [than] 50,000 feet." (ref)
  • Tech
    • "The Sony CDP-101 is the world's first commercially released compact disc player. The system was launched in Japan on October 1, 1982 at a list price of 168,000 yen (approx US$730)." (Wikipedia)
  • Music
  • Clothing
    • "Slides or sliders are a type of light footwear that are characterized by having a loose heel that holds on to the foot from the front. Like flip-flops, they are typically employed in casual situations, in addition to being a unisex footgear worn by both sexes. Sliders are distinguished from flip-flops by their vamp strap which does not separate the big toe from the rest of the toes." (Wikipedia)

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