However, the body is under immense strain at this level of G-force, and there is a risk of permanent damage.īeyond 46.2 G’s, there have been no documented cases of humans surviving acceleration. This was demonstrated by Air Force Colonel John Stapp, who showed that a human can survive at this level of acceleration for a few seconds. The highest G force that a human has survived is 46.2 G’s. However, all bets are off when it comes to survival if the person experiences an acceleration of 10 G’s or more. In general, the human body can withstand up to about 9 G’s (with the exception of a few seconds of exposure) before losing consciousness and possibly experiencing some permanent damage. While he was momentarily unconscious from the high G-force, he quickly recovered and went on to have a successful career as a cosmonaut. According to NOVA, his body had weighed over 2700 pounds with all of the blood forced into his legs at this acceleration.Īnother case is that of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who experienced a sudden deceleration from 8.5 G’s to 1 G when his capsule’s parachute deployed during reentry. There have been isolated cases of humans surviving abnormally high G-forces, with the most notable being Air Force Colonel John Stapp, who successfully demonstrated that a human can survive at 46.2 G’s for a few seconds. Most people who have experienced G-force much beyond 30 are unconscious.
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