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Maximum dynamic pressure. At max q, the mechanical stress on a spacecraft stops increasing and starts decreasing. If a spacecraft is going to blow up, it usually does so before max q.

Not sure how to make that apply here 🧐

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Thrust is usually lowered approaching max Q to ease dynamic loading.

Anyway, consider waving your arm, vs holding it out the window at 80mph. Then imagine your arm at 80 in a vacuum.

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Is this a way to say that the sex was subpar? Since he didn't explode in orgasm and is about 10 seconds from falling...

...asleep.

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