The Boring Company has posted on X:
Prufrock-4 has begun testing in Boring Factory in Bastrop, TX. Prufrock-4 is 308 feet long (~1 football field), weighs 797,000 pounds (~150 SUVs), and produces up to 4.7 million pounds of thrust (~90% of Falcon Heavy liftoff thrust).
https://twitter.com/boringcompany/status/1822814802819129673
Prufrock 4 is the latest iteration of TBC’s tunnel boring machine (TBM), meaning it should be closer to beating Gary the Snail.
https://www.teslarati.com/the-boring-company-prufrock-4-tests/
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The Boring Company Starts Tests on its Latest Tunnel Boring Machine
www.teslarati.comThe Boring Company's newest TBM, Prufrock 4, is undergoing tests in Bastrop, Texas. Will Prufrock finally outrun Gary the Snail?