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WELCOMEWelcome to a new era of transportation. Welcome, to BALL. For those of you who haven’t heard of us before, we made this little brochure. In less than twenty pages, we are going to change your life for-ever. Nothing will ever be far away again. Distance is dead.

In 1604, the first railway was built. In 1893, the first car was manu- factured. On the first of January, 1904, the very first commercial flight with an airplane took off and stumped the whole world. All these types of transportation were big gamechangers and couldn’t be missed in our lives. In 2023, we are going to do the exact same thing with BALL. Amaze the whole world and change it forever.

If this brochure doesn’t answer all of your questions, feel free to visit www.ball.com or mail us.

CEO & Head of Staff

Timmy De Craene

HOW DOES IT WORK? The tubes are vacuum which gives us the ability to reach speeds up to 8000 kilo- metres per hour. The air is permanently removed from the two-way tubes that are built to each destination. Airlocks at stations allow transfer of a BALL without admitting any air. Lineair electric motors accelerate your BALL, which then coast through the vacuum for the remainder of the trip without using any additional power. That way it can keep going for the next ride. The energy is regenerated as the capsules slow down. That’s why BALL can provide fifty times more transpor-tation per kWh than any electric car or train on earth.

What is BALL Yes, it is completely safe. With the use of frictionless Maglev the BALL is fully under control by our artificial intelligence called Jarvis. It can scan your healthstatus, help you to pick a movie or music during your trip and will assist you if needed.

IS IT EXPENSIVE? No, it isn’t. We build new freeways and new railways every day. But the glass tubes can be built for only 1/10th of the price of a High Speed Rail and 1/4th the cost of a regular freeway. There leaves a BALL every 60 seconds so a lot of people can use our services.

Big companies will give you a preview of their products before you leave the station which makes it easier for us to keep the prices low. That way, a year subscription for BALL will be cheaper than an oversea flight.

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A render of the BALL station in Brussels

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BOOK A BALLPASS The first thing to do is book your personal BALLpass. There are multiple ways to do this. You can buy a ticket at your preferred station. To be sure of your departure we strongly suggest you order a ticket with the BALL application or through www.ball.com, our website. Your pass will be transferred to your phone or tablet through Passbook. If you don’t have a tablet or smart-phone, we offer a paper ticket for a small extra cost. This will be sent to your address through the mail.

SCAN YOUR PASS At the station, you go through security with your luggage. One of our employees will scan your personal BALLpass and your luggage in a swift second. You keep your luggage with you until you enter the BALL. Our employee will place your luggage in the BALL before your departure. That way, you know that nothing will be lost during your trip. We ask to only bring one piece of luggage up to 20 kilograms and one piece of carry-on.

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THINGS TO DO At BALL, our biggest concern is to bring our customers as fast as possible to their des-tination. We guarantee safety if the regulations are followed. During the trip, you can do a lot of things in the BALL. As said before, our A.I. Jarvis is always online to help you make the trip as comfortable as possible. We have a library of 10 000 movies and up to 50 000 hours of music for you to enjoy. Just talk to Jarvis and he will help you out right away. There are tablets between the seats with a superfast internet connection, it is forbidden to take these out of the BALL. We allow phones, handhelds and porta-bles during the trip. Every seat also has its own pair of headphones for you to use.

For your own safety, it is important to follow our security regulations. It is for-bidden to smoke in the BALL. If Jarvis detects smoke, your BALL will be let off at the first emergency exit. It is also forbidden to walk around during the trip. We move at high speed and it isn’t safe to walk around. We ask to stay in your seat and keep your seatbelt buckled until you stop at your destination. Drugs, including alcohol, are also strictly forbidden in the BALL. Jarvis can detect your bloodpressure and health. Drugs brings a boost to your body which will trigger the emergency system.

THINGS NOT TO DO

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DESTINATIONS AND DIRECTIONSTHE CLOCK To make everything as clear as possible for our customers, we turned our logo into a clock. This clock shows you how long it takes to travel from one place to another. A full clock takes three hours, the number in the middle will tell you how many minutes your destination is away from you. The app we made specially for your phone or tablet will also have an animated clock that tells you when your personal BALL arrives at the station.

THE ICONS Every destination also has its own icon which will guide you at the stations to your terminal. These icons all have their own characteristics and identity. You will see them on the boarding displays as pictured above. They will be on the floor through the stations and on the BALL too. Personell will have these specific icons on their uniforms. That way, our customers know exactly who they have to contact for information or help.

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PRICES AND TRAVELTIME

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New York is the greatest city on the planet. Featured in a lot of series and movies, everyone wants to be a part of it. In 2023, it will never have been closer.

Thanks to BALL it only takes a small hour to travel to New York City. Feeling artsy today? The Museum of Natural History is just around the corner. What do you think about the famous Metro-politan Museum of Art? New York is also famous for it’s groundbreaking shopping possibilities. Pay Macy’s, Barney’s or the gigantic Applestore a visit and feel the magic of Madison Avenue or Saks Fifth Avenue. When you feel hungry, New York is right there with the finest restaurants on the face of the earth. Awardwinning places like The Pines, Nightingale 9 or Red Rooster offer you and your family a quality meal for an honest price. The city that never sleeps

is also known for its nightclubs. Nights you will never forget at Marquee, Pacha or Kiss & Fly. You’ll get to your home or hotel safely with one of the thousand yellow cabs that cruise through the Big Apple every day. Put up your hand and one will pull up by the sidewalk.

Download the QRreader app on your smartphone or tablet and scan the code for more info about New York City.

Museum of Natural History79th Street and Central Park West

Metropolitan Museum1000 Fifth Avenue, New York City

The Pines284 3rd Avenue

Nightingale 9345 Smith Street

Red Rooster310 Lenox Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue611 5th Avenue

Applestore103 Prince Street

Marquee289 10th Avenue

Pacha618 W 46th Street

Kiss & Fly409 West 13th Street

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Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, Canada. It is a cultural, governmental and educational centre. It hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the name The Festival City.In just 65 minutes you travel to the Great White North. You can enjoy a wide variety of activities in and around Edmonton. You can enjoy a picnic in the Hawrelak Park. Edmonton has the highest amount of parkland per capita of any Canadian city; the river valley is 22 times larger than New York City’s famous Central Park. If you’re not into much hiking and nature, Edmonton offers you a lot more than that.

Did you know that the city has one of the largest malls in the world?The West Edmonton Mall is the home of many high maintenance stores. If you fancy Ralph Lauren, Gucci and Hugo Boss, the mall is the place to be. The Mall also offers you everything you want to eat. From a quick snack to fine dining.For the artlovers, the city also has musea. The Royal Alberta Museum has a collection of more than 10 million pieces. But it doesn’t have to be art to be amazing. What about the Edmonton Valley Zoo? An activity the youngest and oldest of us will enjoy.One of Edmonton’s most iconic structures, the

Muttart Conservatory offers a year-round escape into the beauty of the world’s plant life. Vibrant, colourful, inspirational, the pyramids’ display gardens are a welcome oasis for all.

Download the QRreader application on your smart-phone or tablet and scan the code for more info about Edmonton.

7052 kilometres

70,99 euros

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65 minutes

Hawrelak ParkGroat Road

West Edmonton Mall8882 170th Street

The Royal Alberta Museum12845-102nd Avenue

Edmonton Valley Zoo13315 Buena Vista Road

Muttart Conservatory9626 96A Street

Winspear Centre4 Sir Winston Churchill Square

Fort Edmonton ParkWhitemud Drive

Citadel Theatre12445-102nd Avenue

TELUS World of Science11211 142nd Street

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Johannesburg is BALL’s connection with Africa. In 82 minutes you set foot in Johannesburg and it only costs 89,99 euros.

The largest city in South Africa is ideal for people who hate our winters and just want to get away from it all. It’s estimated that there are six million trees in the city, which makes it the greenest on earth. Johannesburg Botanical Garden, is a popular recreational park.

Johannesburg offers various options to visitors wishing to view wildlife. The Johannesburg Zoo is one of the largest in South Africa. The Lion Park, near Lanseria, is home to over 80 lions and various other animals. A fan of sports? Well, the stadiums built for the Soccer World Champion-ship in 2010 are open for visitors every day. Take a look in the biggest soc-cerstadiums in Africa. It’s free for every visitor.

The city has several art museums, such as the Johannesburg Art Gallery, which features South African and European landscape and figurative paintings.

Want to see the miracles of the earth? Visit the Wondercave on Route A or go and take care of Bush Monkeys at the Sanctuary.

For more info about Johannesburg, scan the code with QRreader app on your phone or tablet.

Botanical GardenOlifants Road

Johannesburg ZooUpper Park Road near Jan Smuts

The Lion ParkNietgedacht 535-Jq

FNB StadiumNasrec, Johannesburg South 2147

Art GalleryCnr Klein and King George Streets

Apartheid MuseumNorthern Parkway

Bush Monkey SanctuaryR512

WondercaveRoute A | Just off Kromdraai Road

8886 kilometres

89,99 euros

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82 minutes

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Tall, wide-spread, and generally overwhelming, you could easily spend a week in Tokyo and still not see all the sights. Care to hear some suggestions?

Roppongi Hills, This sprawling complex of hotels, restaurants, shops, museums and movie theatres is the cultural heart of Tokyo and can’t be missed on your trip. If you like to take photos of the city view with Tokyo Tower in it, this will be a good place. Just go all the way up to the observatory deck, find a good spot and shoot.

Roppongi Hills6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato

Imperial Palace1-1 Chiyada, Chiyoda

Edo-Tokyo Museum1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida

Meiji JinguNasrec, Johannesburg South 2147

Omotesando Harajuku4-30-3 Jingu-mae, Shibuya

Shibuya 1092-29-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya

Kokugikan Sumo Stadium1-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida

The Imperial Palace is also a must see for history lovers. The current palace was constructed in the same spot where the Edo Castle used to stand. Most of the palace grounds are not open to the public except for the Gardens.

Want to know more about the history of this great city? Than the Edo-Tokyo Museum is the place to be. The famous Meiji Jingu is also a must see when you visit Tokyo.

For the best food in Tokyo, drop by Omotesando Harajuku. Great local food for a great price. It’s close by the classic Shibuya Center Town if you really want to see the real Tokyo. Lots of people on the streets, crosswalks with hundreds of civilians. You can go shopping in the local stores ans really get a hang of the atmosphere of Shibuya Tokyo.

9459 kilometres

94,99 euros

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87 minutes

If you really love to shop and want the newest trends, you have to go to Shibuya 109. The store has 10 floors with more than 15 shops. Shibuya 109 is the epitome of pop culture and fashion in Tokyo.

Want to pick up some real tradition? Go watch the sumowrestling in the Kokugikan Sumo Stadium.An experience you will never ever forget.

For more info about Tokyo scan the QR code with the QRreader app on your smartphone or tablet.

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The largest city in South America, São Paulo’s cui-sine and art is as multi- national as its diverse population of 10 million. With the restaurants of the Jardins district serving every food imaginable to diners from around the world, you wouldn’t be out of place going to São Paulo just for the dining. But you’d be missing out on world-class museums, diverse and vibrant neighborhood tours, and crazy-good shopping. The Catavento Cultural for instance, is full of inter-active, hands-on exhibits and educational activities for children. Subjects include space, wildlife, geography, and the human body. They are presented in action-filled, engaging fashion for the little ones.

Catavento CulturalPraca Civica Ulisses Guimaraes

Livraria CulturaUpper Park Road near Jan Smuts

Mercado MunicipalRua da Cantareira 306

Pacaembu StadiumPraca Charles Miller

Sala Sao PauloPraca Julio Prestes, 16

9664 kilometres

96,99 euros

ball.com/saopaulo

90 minutes

Fans of books, movies and records can go shop in the legendary Livraria Cultura. People who love local products en food can visit the Mercado Municipal. A big market where you can eat and buy local cuisine.

Soccer is a religion in Brasil, fans can always take a look in the Museu do Futebol. Feel the atmosphere of samba-football and buy a ticket to a Corinthians game at the Pacaembu Stadium.

Sala Sao Paulo is thé place to be when you love music and fine architecture. This old train station was revamped into a first class music theatre and is one of the hotspots in São Paulo. It’s not expensive and the experience is really breathtaking.

For more info about São Paulo, scan the QR code with the QR- reader app on your on your phone or tablet.

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16 763 kilometres

167,99 euros

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155 minutes

Get ready to explore a world-class city that is equal parts cosmopolitan and casual, and for adventure- seekers, a chance to climb the Harbour Bridge! Sydney offers plenty of historical and contemporary Australian flavor. The marvelous Sydney Opera House looks like a great origami sailboat, floating peacefully in a harbor.

Wander the narrow cobblestone streets of The Rocks and then take in a street performance on the Circular Quay before heading into the Museum of Contemporary Art. The views from the Sydney Tower Eye observatory are epic – use this chance to get to know the layout of the city from high above.

Take a walk down to the beautiful Sydney Harbour. Secluded beaches, quiet coves and soaring head-lands predominate this harbor, which is consid-ered one of the world’s most beautiful. Ideal for a family with kids because of the activities and inter-actions there.

Crazy about hiking? Walk the shoreline from Bondi to the Scoogi Beach. The beaches and parks offer a place to rest, swim or a chance to eat at one of the cafes, hotels, restaurants or takeaways.

For more info about Sydney scan the QR code with the QRreader app on your phone or tablet.

Harbour BridgeCruypelants Avenue

Sydney Opera HouseRoyal Exchange | GPO Box R239

The RocksSydney Cove

Circular QuaySir Stamford Street

MOCA140 George Street

Sydney Tower Eye100 Market Street, Level 5

Sydney HarbourN. Bock Street

Bondi BeachBondi Avenue

Scoogi BeachScoogie Street

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