On 10/9/05, Mike Hillsgrove <mikeah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A typical person can handle about 5 g (50 m/s²) before this occurs, but
through the combination of special g-suits and efforts to strain muscles
A typically physically fit person can do 5G for a few seconds if he knows
what he is doing. A well trained Fighter Pilot who is fit, and wearing a G
suit doing a strain manuever, can do 9G for a few seconds. That comes under
the heading of "being lucky". Constantly pulling G's is a very tireing,
exausting thing.
Of course, a pilot knows he is going to pull Gs and is seated, strapped down into a chair.
A Marine going down a hallway when the gravity suddenly changes direction is not going to be able to handle the same stress. Hell, he's likely to break something on the first trip to the ceiling just from landing at an awkward angle.
If you want entertainment, just ramp the Gs up to 6 and have "down" be what used to be the ceiling. Even if he doesn't break something, he's effectively pinned to the ceiling until you decide to cut him loose or evacuate the air in the passageway.
John
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