The first time I heard about the Hyperloop, I was seated in a crowded coffee shop in Berlin, lost in a heated debate about the future of transportation with a friend. He passionately described a transportation system that seemed plucked from science fiction—magnets, vacuums, and blistering speeds. I could almost visualize capsules gliding silently through glass tubes. Intrigued, I couldn't help but wonder: could this ambitious vision of travel truly reshape how we move from city to city?