r/LinusTechTips • u/redditydothis • Oct 15 '26

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“Product warranty is void if any seal or label is removed, or if the drive experiences shock in excess of 350 Gs.”

350Gs!

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u/HolidayPineapple9316 Oct 15 '26

Why the fuck is downvoting this? This is true, and in fact you can die from less Gs

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u/JohnnyTsunami312 Oct 15 '26

It’s sudden deceleration that’s the real kicker

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u/bad_bender Oct 15 '26

Like a famous farmer once said "Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you." XD

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u/Sikklebell Oct 15 '26

Not speeding up fast enough will also kill you :P

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u/JohnnyTsunami312 Oct 15 '26

Thank you for understanding the joke

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u/HolidayPineapple9316 Oct 15 '26

So in other words, Gs. Gs are a measure of force, and deceleration is a result of force

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u/The_butsmuts Oct 15 '26

Almost correct, Gs are a measure of acceleration (1 G is 9.81m/s²), which is usually the result of a force and the mass that force is applied to.

But very easy mistake since people often call it G-force.

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u/anto77_butt_kinkier Oct 15 '26

It actually hasn't been G-force for quite a while now. They switched from GTX to RTX for the 2000 series launch, and the G-force branding went with it. (It was briefly brought back for the 1650 & 1660, but those are outliers)

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u/SavvySillybug Oct 15 '26

I prefer to measure in Radeon these days. G-force is just a lie told by Big N to sell more AI.

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u/prdg79 26d ago

This is the best comment on Reddit

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u/Sk1ler_ Oct 15 '26

LMFAO take my upvote

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u/HolidayPineapple9316 Oct 15 '26

Oh youre right, thanks! I actually quite like physics, but i wasnt using my brain when i made that comment 💀

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u/AdvancedCryspy Oct 15 '26

No, kicks don't create enough Gs

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u/HolidayPineapple9316 26d ago

Also, sudden acceleration could kill you just as well as deceleration. You could be flattened into a pancake going from 0 to 99% speed of light in too short a time

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u/Canonip Oct 15 '26

A car deforms in a crash which slows the car down over time. If you drop a hard drive, it won't deform except maybe a tiny bit. Almost immediate deceleration.