So there’s this scene in Interstellar where their ship explodes and it makes the ship spin. The girl doesn’t move her head against the spin and she passes out while the experienced guy held his head the opposite of the spin and didn’t pass out. Why’s that? Is it something to do with blood rushing out of the head because of the spinning?
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Centrifugal effects force the blood to move outwards (relative to the axis of the spin). If you are positioned with your head towards the center, the blood is drawn out of your brain and you lose consciousness. If you are positioned with your head outwards, the blood will be pushed towards your brain, and you don’t lose consciousness (though it’s not very healthy either).
Fighter jet pilots irl have to deal with similar effects as well.
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