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What it’s like to pull seven Gs in an Air Force centrifuge

By | January 26, 2010, 2:57 PM PST

The human body just isn’t made for some things. Flying, or diving, or extreme heat or cold…and certainly not a lot of g-force.

But if you’re a U.S. Air Force pilot, g-forces are a part of the job.

Here’s a shocking video of a few Air Force trainees in a Randolph Air Force Base centrifuge accelerating to a maximum of seven Gs to prepare to combat gravity-induced loss of consciousness in the field:

The real heavy stuff starts to hit around the 1:50 mark. (Warning: some on-screen yakking occurs.)

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Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet.

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Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet and an associate editor for ZDNet. Previously, he worked at Money, Men's Vogue and Popular Mechanics magazines. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and New York University. He based in New York but resides in Philadelphia.

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