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Re: Shock resistant to 5000g's
In Response To: Shock resistant to 5000g's ()

g = gravity = 9.81 m/s/s = acceleration

Force = Mass x Acceleration

so, Force = 0.15 x 9.81

As typical seamaster weighs around 0.15 kg

And at 5000 g

Force = 0.15 x (9.81 x 5000)

or 7360 Newtons!

This means you can throw your Seamaster to the ground 5000 times harder than gravity can and it will hit the ground as if it weighed the same as 1.3 African elephants!! And after that it should tick (sweep) away as the day you bought it!!

What Omega don't say is how many times you can do this :-)

: What does really this figure 5000g mean in real
: life?

: Is it the same 'g' as when you measure in
: airplanes and F-1 cars when they accelerate
: or (crash) stop? If so 5000g is a very BIG
: number. Normally you can survive 6-8g in the
: cockpit of a fighter jet.

: cheers
: SAPH

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