Was it like a car going 150 mph then suddenly drops to 0 then instantly kicks up to 250 mph? Could the same force be replicated on a human body but at much slower speeds? Wouldn't hitting that barrier jar the body a lot??

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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

Oh, yeah, the forces are very intense. But it isn't at all the same as coming to a complete stop - closer to the water hammer effect if anything (since the air becomes incompressable at those speeds). There's also a lot of turbulence, vibration, and heat from the drastically increased air resistance.

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