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Omega says your watche model is "shock-resistant to 5000 g."

Can anyone out there help me understand, in layman's terms, what that means, exactly?

Several years ago, I had a problem w/ a local noise ordinance here, written (by lawyers) to indicate levels in decibles. Well, much like the self-proclaimed experts who will tell you w/ no sense of doubt that the Timothy Dalton Rolex was a model xxxxx, I was constantly running into officials here who'd say such-and-so was too loud "because it has more decibles than the ordinance allows" (sadly, yes, that's a direct quote).

Finally, the Ann Arbor Hand's-On Museum came up w/ a definitiont that went something like this: "The impression you'd have in your ear at 14 feet from circular saw with a 10" blade, cutting through a pine 2x4 at whatever-it-was RPM."

With 5000 g to work with here, should Rick have to remove his 2531.80 to drive his "huge material movement tractor"?

As a practical matter, what does 5000 g "feel" like?

Thanks!

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