G Forces

It's time to see if you can apply the concepts of centripetal acceleration to estimate how many G's the pilot inside the centrifuge is feeling.

If you need a quick review of centripetal acceleration, go to the theory section. 

Click movie to watch the centrifuge in action .

Note: You will need to know that the pilot standing next to the centrifuge in the picture below is about 1.75 meters tall and the movie is displayed at 30 frames per second.

#1 How many G's did the pilot experience?

Number of G's =  G 

#2 How many Gs is the pilot in this movie pulling?

Number of G's = G 


For a fun break, click on the pep icon and try and determine the number of G's the cat is feeling.
 

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