China’s experimental bullet train hits 497 mph in 5 seconds

A nearly 2,550-pound, experimental maglev train car in China recently has beat its own short-distance acceleration world record for the third time in six months. But while it reached 0 to 497 miles in 5.3 seconds, don’t expect to climb aboard something similar to the Donghu Laboratory vehicle anytime soon. Instead, its uses may align more with advanced rocketry and military capabilities.Maglev trains are,unfortunately, nowhere to be found in the United States.They’ve remained a major