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tryingtodefendhim t1_itr5bmu wrote

Reply to comment by somegridplayer in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss

TIL who the real edge lords are.

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[deleted] t1_its3r6o wrote

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Sharp_Building3453 t1_itty2e0 wrote

But if you came to a full stop in the jet stream then your air speed would then be negative, so the resulting math is the same.

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LiamtheV t1_itt29xc wrote

Those bastards think Pi is 3, and g=10.

Engineers are all sick in the head, I tell you.

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