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Wouldn't transporting humans at 2,500 - 4,000 mph kill them? It seems like the body would not react well to beginning or ending transit at such velocities.


Velocity is imperceptible, since it depends on a frame of reference. For example, I'm traveling at about 700mph around the center of the Earth because of the Earth's rotation.

Acceleration is perceptible, because it is felt as a force. So it really depends on how quickly people are accelerated to 2500mph. If you accelerate at 22mph per second, this is equivalent to 1G, which could be relatively comfortable. It would take 2 minutes to reach 2500mph.


I imagine you accelerate evenly for the first half, turn the chairs around and decelerate evenly for the second half.




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