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Chinese Maglev test vehicle sets world record, accelerating from 0 to 318 MPH in 2 seconds (www.youtube.com)
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[–] Beacon@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah this link says most people can only take 4 to 6 g, but fighter pilots can take up to 9.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/whats-the-maximum-speed-a-human-can-withstand

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As other commenter pointer out direction of force is important. Horizontal force is much less dangerous as it doesn't drain your brain of blood as much as a vertical one. If I recall correctly humans can survive 20-40 Gs of horizontal force compared to just 5-9 of vertical.