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    1 day ago

    Rocketing from a standstill to 60 mph in 3.0 seconds or less creates forces approaching those created by the Earth’s gravity, tricking your inner ear into thinking that forward is down.

    Shouldn’t that be “backwards is down”?

    Many amusement park rides use the trick of tilting the seats backwards to simulate forward acceleration, and the reverse should work as well. High forward acceleration could trick your senses into thinking that the gravity vector has shifted from “straight down” to “slightly behind you”.