RE: Near-Topic: G forces

Thanks to both of you.	The reason I'm asking is because I'm a big fan
of 
jump/spacefold type FTL travel PSB.  I was trying to do the math for how

long it would take to accelerate to C if a ship kept withing
human-tolerable 
G's (I know, there's more to acceleration to C than that,  but it gives
a 
rough guesstimate).  LOOOOONG time.....

2B^2

>From: "Bob Makowsky" <rmakowsky@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
>Subject: RE: Near-Topic:  G forces
>Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:19:54 -0400
>
>Eyes in (IE G force pushes the eyes in) you can take approx 40 for
short
>duration pulse (milliseconds) to operate about 5 is the upper limit
without
>any support.  Sitting/reclining you can get to about 9 with G suit and
hook
>maneuver (I.e. grunting like crazy to keep your blood pressure up). 
This
>will only sustain you for short periods.  (Think turning fight in
fighter
>jet).
>
>Magic
>
>
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:42 PM
>To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>Subject: RE: Near-Topic: G forces
>
>
>2B^2:
> >Just checking some numbers - can anyone tell me how many G's the
Human 
>body
>can stand, and can anyone theorize/postulate how much that number might
be
>upped with any future tech that can help us (ie how many WILL we be
able to
>withstand in the timesetting of a FT/DSII universe)?
>
>Depends on position, what's supporting them, and whether you want them
to 
>do
>anything or just survive.  IIRC (big "if" there), you might expect to
>function with ~6 gees in a sitting position, 10g lying down, and
survive 
>but
>not function at quite a bit higher...at least 20, maybe 30-40? 
(definitely
>a "don't try this at home").  It also depends on how long the
acceleration
>is lasting--20g for 1/100 second is harmless compared to 5 gee all day.
>
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