{"id":12959,"date":"2021-08-27T03:05:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T03:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/an-hour-ago-the-boring-company-shows-how-prufrock-2-works-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T03:05:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T03:05:37","slug":"an-hour-ago-the-boring-company-shows-how-prufrock-2-works-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/tech\/an-hour-ago-the-boring-company-shows-how-prufrock-2-works-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"AN HOUR AGO: The Boring Company Shows How Prufrock-2 Works In Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SENyf-_yWEA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>About an hour ago The Boring Company released a video of Prufrock-2 coming alive in Texas, signaling some serious disruption in the tunneling sector. Here is why.<\/p>\n<p>The Boring Company&#8217;s Prufrock digging machine is designed to tunnel at a speed that\u2019s greater than 1 mile per week. This is already six times faster than Godot+, the machine that completed the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop. The Boring Company has ambitious goals for Prufrock, however, as the tunneling startup states on its website that in the medium term, the all-electric TBM\u2019s goal is to exceed 1\/10 of a human\u2019s walking speed. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s 7 miles per day \u2014 in the medium-term.<\/p>\n<p>I asked under The Boring Company&#8217;s Twitter page, where this new video was posted, about the purpose of the Prufrock-2 coming alive in Texas. Some people replied and said the first Austin tunnel is going between the airport and Giga Texas.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t understand how the Prufrock-2 is different from The Boring Company&#8217;s other tunneling machines, consider this:<\/p>\n<p>The key improvements in the Prufrock-2 are installing the precast segments while the TBM is advancing (without having to stop the TBM), use of electricity rather than diesel (make the ventilation system easier), and use of rubber tire locomotives or cars to transport spoils out of the tunnel (less groundborne noise, vibration, and above-ground settlement). Looks like the boring company will be disrupting the traditional tunneling process a bit.<\/p>\n<p>#TheBoringCompany<br \/>\n#GigaTexas<br \/>\n#Tesla<br \/>\n#Prufrock2<\/p>\n<p>This is Armen Hareyan from Torque News. Please follow us at https:\/\/twitter.com\/torquenewsauto on Twitter and https:\/\/www.torquenews.com\/ for daily automotive news.<\/p>\n<p>Reference<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsmag-video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nNrITioHBK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/elon-musk-boring-company-prufrock-2-video\/\">The Boring Company&#8217;s 2nd Prufrock tunnel boring machine comes alive in TX<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Boring Company&#8217;s 2nd Prufrock tunnel boring machine comes alive in TX&#8221; &#8212; TESLARATI\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/elon-musk-boring-company-prufrock-2-video\/embed\/#?secret=nNrITioHBK\" data-secret=\"nNrITioHBK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"newsmag-video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Incredible Pictures!!!!!<br \/>The last time I got this excited, Martin Offiah ran 80 meters to score an Incredible Try at Wembley ! ! !<br \/>Prufrock is Here. . . . . <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoringCompany?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoringCompany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martinoffiah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@martinoffiah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LasVegas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LasVegas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElonMusk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElonMusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fP92kxddbS\">pic.twitter.com\/fP92kxddbS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; A Boring Revolution (@BoringPrufrock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoringPrufrock\/status\/1412402145589186560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"newsmag-video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prufrock-2 is alive in Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hj5H03Fd36\">pic.twitter.com\/Hj5H03Fd36<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Boring Company (@boringcompany) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boringcompany\/status\/1429167357667155969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h3>More info on AN HOUR AGO: The Boring Company Shows How Prufrock-2 Works In Texas<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=AN+HOUR+AGO%3A+The+Boring+Company+Shows+How+Prufrock-2+Works+In+Texas&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">AN HOUR AGO: The Boring Company Shows How Prufrock-2 Works In Texas - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66474ec18b554c8298f2283c7b02cde2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.expressnews.com%2Fbusiness%2Farticle%2Fmusk-s-companies-growing-bastrop-19455902.php&amp;c=153206360082296405&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMusk's companies building more facilities in Bastrop\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation show $9 million in construction projects at SpaceX and Boring Co. sites.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66474ec18b554c8298f2283c7b02cde2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fhealth%2Farticle-13363325%2Fbird-flu-outbreak-humans-texas-farm-worker-sick.html&amp;c=15163683882517980564&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLarge bird flu outbreak feared among Texas farmers - group shows symptoms of disease as experts warn cases are far more widespread than previously thought\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Experts have warned that human transmission of bird flu may be far more widespread than thought, as farmers in Texas and Wisconsin ... part because of their long hours and because of fears ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66474ec18b554c8298f2283c7b02cde2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2024%2F04%2F28%2Fus-news%2Fvideo-shows-san-antonio-cops-shoot-gunman-at-festival%2F&amp;c=2594311304760367771&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHarrowing video shows Texas cops shoot gunman who opened fire at crowded festival\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shocking video shows the moment cops opened fire on two ... 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Here is why. The Boring Company&#8217;s Prufrock digging machine is designed to tunnel at a speed that\u2019s greater than 1 mile per week. 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