Ride The Smooth Silver Bullet Train

Here is an interesting view of the Shinkansen (bullet train) N700 Series that has been on Japanese rails since 2007.

It was built by: Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo and Nippon Sharyo.

That's it in the photo above. Kind of an ugly bastard, but looks aren't everything when you want a fast, smooth ride capable of hitting 299kilometers per hour.

How smooth?

Well, on March 12, 2013, a rider placed a portable speed measuring device on the inside window and a large plastic bottle cap of tea beside it.

Watch the video to see what happens.

Pretty frickin' smooth, eh?

If you've ever taken a ride on a North American train you know that you feel every little clickety-clack right up into your kidneys!

This N700 Series train is awesome. I'd like to try the same experiment but full of sochu (Japanese rice wine). No... no a cup of it, I meant me full of the delicious drink. Let's be real, eh. 

Cheers  
Andrew Joseph
The photo above is from Wikipedia, and was taken byMitsuki-2368. The caption reads:
JR Central N700 Series shinkansen set Z28 on the Sanyo Shinkansen line between Okayama-eki (Okayama station) and Aioi-eki (Aioi station).

日本語: JR東海　N700系電車　Z28編成　山陽新幹線（岡山 - 相生）.

 
 http://tokyodesu.com/2013/03/13/video-shinkansen-spill-tea-in-cap/