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From: birenboi@sal15.usc.edu (Aaron Birenboim)
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Subject: SRB shipping
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Date: 12 Oct 88 22:51:15 GMT
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In article <528@sactoh0.UUCP> ejnihill@sactoh0.UUCP (Eric J. Nihill) writes:
>In article <16665@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, cc1@valhalla.cs.ucla.edu (R...for Rabbit) writes:
>> ^In article <213@obie.UUCP> wes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes) writes:
>> Just do something like this:
>> 
>>                            /\
>>                           /  \
>>                           |  |
>>                           ~  ~
>>                           |==|
>>                          /|  |\
>>                         / |  | \
>>      ...  =======--=================--============  ...
>>               oo    oo           oo    oo
>>          ##########################################

> If you could somehow get from point A to B with no overhead
>obstructions...
>The wind could also have fun with our transport...

Firstly, I think the diagram may be a joke.

Here is my solution.  The SRB is not solidly attached to the cars.
A large platform, spanning 4 or so flatbeds is constructed.  This
platform rests on movable runners.  When the train turns, the
edges of the platform are allowed to "stick out" a bit.  The runners
will have some degree of freedon in the perpendicular direction to the
cars, as well as a little parallel play.  Now the SRB can stay straight
while the train turns.  The only drawback to this is if you have
a tight turn in a narrow tunnel, the SRB will scrape the walls.
I do not think this will happen.  A tunnel is built to avoid tight
turns.  The shortest distance is a straight line, and digging tunnels
is costly. Thus I would bet all tunnels are pretty much straight as an 
arrow.



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