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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by ansible on Thursday December 13, 2018 @02:22PM (#18675156)
> For automotive sports high g (5+) turns are pretty normal there is a good reason why F1 drivers loose like 10 lbs during a race it’s an extremely taxing activity...

It is an extremely taxing activity, but the weight loss is mostly water.

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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by dogma1138 on Thursday December 13, 2018 @03:45PM (#18675910)
Yes ofc due to sweat I wasn’t implying that you somehow can lose 10lbs of tissue in 2 hours.
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