Force exerted on human body doing various activities?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the forces exerted on the human body during various activities, such as car crashes, experiences of fighter pilots, and impacts in football. Participants seek to compile examples and sources that quantify these forces.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests a comprehensive list of activities and the corresponding forces experienced by the body, specifically mentioning car crashes, fighter pilots, and football players.
  • Another participant provides a link to crash test statistics but notes that it lacks information on pilots and football players.
  • A further contribution outlines a basic physics equation related to car crashes, suggesting that the force felt by a person is equivalent to the force exerted by the car, although this is presented as a generalization.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion remains unresolved, with no consensus on specific sources or examples of forces experienced in the mentioned activities.

Contextual Notes

Participants have not defined specific parameters or conditions for the forces being discussed, and the applicability of the physics equation to different scenarios may vary.

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Does anyone know of a website or source of where I can find a list of various activities and what force is dealt to the body/head while doing it? Some examples I am looking for include car crash (whiplash), fighter pilots, and football players. I am looking to get as many examples as possible. Thanks@!
 
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Hmm...no responses yet.. Anyone have ANYTHING? :frown:
 
I did a quick search and found this, so you may already have it

Crash test stats- http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/comply/

I didn't see anything helpful on pilots or football players

Hope it help.
 
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Car crash

(Mass of car + mass of person) x's acceleration = mass of person x's decceleration

The person will feel the same force that would be exerted by the car.

Most will be simple physics problems.

Nautica
 

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