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sean-duffy | 6 years ago

Is the implication that most humans are comfortable with freefall?

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zaroth|6 years ago

No, the implication is that humans are perfectly comfortable with way more than 1m/s^2, particularly if it is linear and you are comfortably seated.

projektfu|6 years ago

As an example of Fermi estimation, it's pretty reasonable. 10 m/s is too much, given that most people wouldn't want to spend a lot of time accelerating at the rate of a Corvette on a drag strip. So the correct number is between 1 and 10.