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sg3niner t1_j12qr8p wrote

Reply to comment by TeetsMcGeets23 in Could being submersed in a sealed tank of fluid help humans survive heavy G acceleration in outer space? by cheeze_whiz_shampoo

Practically speaking, you'd boost for half the trip, flip, and brake the second half.

Instant stop would squish everything.

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EcchiOli t1_j13ier6 wrote

A certain episode from the Expanse series nicely dealt with this "squish" that would come from instant stop.

For those of you who haven't watched it, imagine a human strapped to a seat, his bones remained in the seat, the flesh kept on moving for a bit longer.

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