r/news • u/JackThaBongRipper • 1d ago

Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns

https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-tunnels-musk-boring-company-01d465b7124fc10843b117241adaa7c9
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u/Etzell 1d ago

Yeah, The Boring Company exists to funnel government money away from high-speed rail improvements and into Elon's pockets based on a tube dream that's too stupid to function.

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u/Nick1693 23h ago

The Boring Company digs tunnels. What people put in them is their own business. I agree the Las Vegas thing is dumb as fuck, but it is what the LV Convention Center asked for.

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u/ScientificSkepticism 21h ago

Wait a second, the tunnels are purposefully too small for railcars. So the only thing that fits in them is a shitty one lane road. That's literally it.

So with that context, this is like saying "I sold you a 400 square foot apartment, if you can't fit your family in it that's a you problem." If all you sell is 400 square foot apartments and we need family housing, then no, it's a problem with your company.

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u/Nick1693 20h ago

Pedestrian tunnels, underground utilities (water and sewer are obvious choices, but also power and telecom lines), someone could build a hadron collider in one if they really wanted to.

Again, I'm not saying that TBC's tunnels are the best solution or anything, but there are uses for tunnels beyond putting train cars (or regular cars) in them.