Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by nabla9 2894 days ago
10 G is not sustained. 10 G max is not enough for airbag deployment in cars.

For a short time is nothing to talk about during emergency when it comes from the back (eyballs in) and you are protected from the whiplash.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Human_linear_acceleration...

1 comments

Agreed, I've read you get about 4g peak deceleration going down stairs. But people seem to survive that process on a regular basis. So a temporary 10g is not a problem, and the effects of gravity loads on the human body are well studied and understood by military and aerospace organizations.