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Old 10th Apr 2009, 06:10
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If memory serves, the maximum g the human body can absorb (and certainly not without serious damage) is 25g - Robert Decker was very lucky indeed that his injuries allowed him sufficient mobility to escape from the fuselage and I hope he makes a full recovery.
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