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Subject: Re: orbit-60 cents/pound
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Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 21:45:11 EST
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> 
> 100 Gs is zero to 60 mph in .028 sec, during which time the unfortunate race
> driver would travel two and a half feet (He's really plastered on the seat).
> 100 Gs accelerates an object to 200 mph in less than .1 second, during which
> time the object travels about 27 feet.  Anyone who has ever seen the results
> of an aircraft hitting trees and stopping within 27 feet knows the type of
> damage this kind of acceleration (or deceleration) can cause.  And the longer
> something is subjected to these forces, the worse it gets.  

My mistake!  This distances in the example above are off by a factor of two.
Zero to 60 at 100 Gs is only ~1.25 feet,  0 to 200 mph is ~13.5 feet.