2006-10-18 15:31:13 · 4 answers · asked by Aaron A 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
UMMMM...... me thinks you are confused..... the question should be "What Acceleration Rate" can a human body take?
We can be going at 99% the speed of light no problem as Long as it took awhile to get to that speed.
Acceleration is a different story, I do believe we can take upwards of 40 "G's" before we start to sustain serious physical effects.
This is also individualized, in that certain humans are born more robust than others ;-)
2006-10-18 15:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by TommyTrouble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read about a race car driver that crashed his car; he decelerated from over 100 MPH to zero in 12 inches (the crush zone on his car.) He had all kinds of broken bones, but he is the person who has survived the greatest deceleration. It came out to something like 112 g's.
2006-10-18 15:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans can handle any speed(i.e. the speed to stay in orbit or to go to the moon), its that acceleration and deceleration that's the problem
2006-10-18 15:35:10 · answer #3 · answered by oldguy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's speed that is the factor, I think it's the G forces. At a certain amount of G's, you black out.
2006-10-18 15:35:34 · answer #4 · answered by babalu2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋