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zaahc t1_itr6ajz wrote

Reply to comment by Brandon432 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

I forget the setup, but there's a joke involving a physicist and how the gas pedal, brake pedal, and steering wheel are all accelerators.

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Brandon432 t1_itrcz94 wrote

I haven't heard the joke, but yes, that would generally be true.

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