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Re:Japan starts space elevator experiments by jjeaff on Sunday September 02, 2018 @09:57PM (#17899756)
I don't think 68 Gs is survivable at all. At least not for more than a fraction of a second. 46 Gs for a few seconds is the most a human has survived that we know of.

10 Gs for 1 minute is lethal.

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Re:Japan starts space elevator experiments by a1369209993 on Sunday September 02, 2018 @11:39PM (#17900145)
> unpleasantly pastelike.

I don't think you'd get actual paste, but yes, 8-minute space elevator rides aren't looking very physically possible.

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