General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: The Navy Says Those UFO Videos Are Real [View all]qazplm135
(7,654 posts)20,000 mph to 0 in one second is -911 Gs.
Or simply 911 Gs
Things nature can do that's higher than that:
Mantis Shrimp claw strike is over 10 thousand G acceleration
Things we can do that are higher G than that:
V8 Formula One engine pistons 8.6 K Gs acceleration
Ultrahigh centrifuge 300K Gs
If you want to talk air tech, a SPRINT missile developed in the 60s and deployed in 72 and beyond could reach 100 Gs of acceleration.
Or only nine times less than your proposed numbers.
Do I believe we could build something almost 50 years later that's got nine times the acceleration of a SPRINT missile designed in the 60s and operated in the 70s?
Yes....yes I do.
Of course, we don't know those are the numbers. Maybe it was 15K MPH to zero in 2 seconds.
Now we are only talking 341 G or only three times the Gs of a missile we build 50 years ago.
Suddenly....not so advanced after all.