Japan Train! High Tech!

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INCREDIBLE TRAIN !

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  2. Categories Entertainment, Science & Tech
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  4. Added :12-Oct-08
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  • Nice

    Does it come with a can-opener ? They really pack em in over there !

    By HopeHubris 1223759428
    • there are WORMS EVERYWHERE(on the net, i...

      WORMS can go forward and backward without turning their body, in the same way here only the train seat changes position and not the whole body of the train and when the passengers sit their faces will be facing the direction that the train will go...

      By Aviguy 1258999409
    • Yeah,

      you're not kidding!

      By _Cash_ 1250938034
    • not those ones..

      this train is probably a reserved seat train.
      The packed ones you have probably seen video of are unreserved.

      By TheJapanChannel.com 1223830796
  • Hm... interesting

    One should not question the rationality behind this engineering. The Japanese are far from being lunatics, so if they decided they will solve the "direction problem" in this manner, they probably made their calculations before they did. So, IMHO it is unlikely that it is a (n economical) waste.

    However, there are concerns that may jump into people's minds:

    1. What if someone PREFERS to sit backwards? I for instance do, for some totally rational reasons: a) trains usually accelerate slower and decelerate more abruptly, hence the G-force on my stomach in a backward position is lower; b) in case of an accident once again the G-force would attack my chest from the "right" direction (from the front), and as an added advantage, I wouldn't fly from my seat anywhere even without a safety belt; and c) the way people observe the scenery favors the ones sitting backwards: we usually spot something interesting and then the ones sitting backwards have more time to gaze at those things as they pass by (whereas people sitting "forwards" must constantly keep their eyes on the horizon if they would like to see something for an extended length of time.

    Just a few argument pro seating backwards, which option is 100% disabled by this "ingenious" design. However, I suspect there might be safety issues involved in the decision to choose to eliminate that option.

    2. Indeed there are alternative solutions, like ones mentioned here: flip-flop seatbacks that ones can change according to preference. This is indeed a probably cheaper option, however, those flipping seatbacks may wear out quite soon, necessitating heavy maintenance, while these rotating axes can go on for a much longer time, probably.

    Just my two cents... :)

    By tafinaf 1296121674
  • Thats about

    as high tech as my pencil sharpener

    By Wiss988 1263173361
  • COOL

    ITS NOT A WASTE ITS ONLY FANCY AND IT CAN HELP TO MAKE MORE PLEASANT THE TRIP :-)

    By TAURO ALDEVARAN 1225309396
    • Really...

      it seems an expensive P.I.T.A. In the U.S. you just grab the built in handles in the corner of the seat back and flip it forward or back whenever you want in a fraction of the time, it's just a whole lot more efficient.

      By _Cash_ 1250937073
    • Explanation

      when the acceleration is too high your blood pressure increases with the train direction which would lead to loss of conscious, This train was designed to circulate the blood into your body during the acceleration phase.
      This must be a very very fast train

      By fawstes 1247697043
    • Wrong...

      the train goes one direction to the end, then the seats turn around and the train travels back the way it just came.

      By _Cash_ 1250936830
    • no its right

      check out the transatlantic train on discovery channel extreme engineering, its designed the same way to nutralize the high velocity of the train

      By fawstes 1257503451
  • wwwwwwwwwwwow

    thats aweosme .......japan is...wow and..wow

    By lamia911 1224835153
    • Wow,

      you must be Japanese.

      By _Cash_ 1250937195
  • WOW

    The capital of tec.

    By LUCKY*MAN 1224412267
    • Wow, you must be

      Japanese too...so desuka?

      By _Cash_ 1250937466
  • yep!

    The older trains they turn the seats around by hand but these ones they just wait until all the passengers are out and push the button!
    I watched it so many times but never thought of making a video of it!!!
    5 stars for thinking of it first, dude!!

    By TheJapanChannel.com 1223830700
  • pretty neat..........

    just reverse the seats so it can go back the way it came. cool.

    By lowellfranck72 1223824920
  • in term of speed

    what will happen if this this train ( more of 100 km/h speed), went to another train.

    will the chairs still be there?

    By starsream 1258110217
  • What A Load Of S**t

    A Load Of Crap

    By Gra Gra 1247652023
  • yeah

    real fancy but what is the point? just a waste of resources

    By xxMAW 89xx 1225135352
    • A-TRAIN

      Waste -- not, cost more for crew time to flip the seats, plus Japan's notorious labor shortage.

      By ningnut 1247719432
    • Not...

      the passengers can flip their own seats, or leave them be.

      By _Cash_ 1250938147
    • retard

      the train will go back in the other direction... thats why... duhh

      By Akitsu Hime 1226028343
    • yea duudes

      the dude is right

      By america909 1228142056
  • Hawaii needs this baby

    On Oahu, we have bad traffic problems in all regions and talk of the rail transit is going to be build but theyre not looking into Japans succesful technology in this area like the bullet train, Japans ideas would save us money and time in the long run.

    By valzlan 1224810893
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