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SwissAir 111 impacted at an estimated 350g.


The sudden stop at the end of a fall is routinely that high. If you look at warranties for spinning disc hard drives, they'll be rated for several hundred G during transit. Sounds silly, but it's the difference between landing on a surface with give, like carpet, or landing on an unforgiving surface like concrete.




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