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DrLongIsland t1_itrz9iy wrote

Reply to comment by obscureferences in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss

We do. They're called tanks.

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