g-force (with g from gravitational) is a measurement of the type of acceleration that causes weight. Human tolerances depend on the magnitude of the g-force, the length of time it is applied, the direction it acts, the location of application, and the posture of the body. The human body is flexible and deformable, particularly the softer tissues. A hard slap on the face may briefly impose hundreds of g locally but not produce any real damage; a constant 16 g for a minute, however, may be deadly. When vibration is experienced, relatively low peak g levels can be severely damaging if they are at the resonance frequency of organs and connective tissues. To some degree, g-tolerance can be trainable, and there is also considerable variation in innate ability between individuals. In addition, some illnesses, particularly cardiovascular problems, reduce g-tolerance.
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Poll Results
| Option | Votes |
| Death or serious injury likely - > 25 g | 2 |
| Gravitational acceleration at the surface of a typical neutron star = 2.0×1011 g | 2 |
| Standing on the Earth at sea level–standard = 1 g | 2 |
| First World War Aircraft Sopwith Camel, Fokker D.VII, Fokker Dr.1, SPAD S.XIII, Nieuport 17 in a steep dive or back or | 1 |
| Acceleration from a wakefield plasma accelerator = 8.9×1020 g | 1 |
| A ride in the Vomit Comet (parabolic flight) ≈ 0 g | 1 |
| Analytical ultracentrifuge spinning at 60,000 rpm, at the bottom of the analysis cell (7.2 cm) = 300,000 g | 0 |
| Maximum for human on a rocket sled = 46.2 g | 0 |
| Sprint missile = 100 g | 0 |
| Brief human exposure survived in crash = 100 g | 0 |
| Highest recorded g-force ever survived (Kenny Bräck, 2003) = 214 g | 0 |
| Space gun with a barrel length of 1 km and a muzzle velocity of 6 km/s, as proposed by Quicklaunch (assuming constant a | 0 |
| Shock capability of mechanical wrist watches > 5,000 g | 0 |
| Mean acceleration of a proton in the Large Hadron Collider = 190,000,000 g | 0 |
| Rating of electronics built into military artillery shells = 15,500 g | 0 |
| 9×19mm Parabellum handgun bullet (average along the length of the barrel) = 60,000 g | 0 |
| 9 × 19 Parabellum handgun bullet, peak = 190,000 g | 0 |
| V8 Formula One engine, maximum piston acceleration = 8,600 g | 0 |
| Maximum permitted g-force turn in Red Bull Air Race plane = 10g | 0 |
| Standing on the Moon at its equator = 0.1654 g | 0 |
| Saturn V moon rocket just after launch = 1.14 g | 0 |
| Bugatti Veyron from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.4 s = 1.55 g | 0 |
| Space Shuttle, maximum during launch and reentry = 3 g | 0 |
| Gravitron amusement ride = 2.5-3 g | 0 |
| High-g roller coasters = 3.5–6.3 g | 0 |
| Top Fuel drag racing world record of 4.4 s over 1/4 mile = 4.2 g | 0 |
| Formula One car, maximum under heavy braking = 5.4 g | 0 |
| Formula One car, peak lateral in turns = 5–6 g | 0 |
| Luge, maximum expected at the Whistler Sliding Centre = 5.2 g | 0 |
| Standard, full aerobatics certified glider = +7/−5 g | 0 |
| Apollo 16 on reentry - = 7.19 g | 0 |
| The gyro rotors in Gravity Probe B and the free-floating proof masses in the TRIAD I navigation satellite = 0 g | 0 |
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