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As you knew Mr. Scales back in 1962, I assume you also knew Mr. Dodge Charger with a 426 Hemi back in 1966. If not that, pick some other 1960s muscle car. Those muscle cars weren't all that great on winding roads, but on a straightaway, DANG! Step on the gas and those puppies not only made you feel a force pushing your soft bits towards the back, they made you feel a force pushing every single one of your bits toward the back -- and right through the seat.sophiecentaur said:I know very well that the seat of the ride is pushing me inwards. The sums are quite clear. But I FEEL a force pushing my soft bits towards my back- 'outwards'. That force is away from the centre.
(Nostalgia time: My best car ever was a 1967 Plymouth Satellite that I bought in 1977 for all of $400. Unfortunately, two years later some old lady in a VW Rabbit ran a red light and front-ended me. My tank totally demolished her rabbit, but her rabbit did manage to crack my radiator and twist my suspension. End of an era ...)
Back to the topic at hand: Those muscle cars made you feel your bits pushed to the back when you stepped on the gas and accelerated forward. The car accelerated most of you forward. Your soft bits however, are only loosely connected to the rest of you. Those soft bits maintained their original momentum for a short time while your not-so-soft bits accelerated with the car. That pushed-to-the-back feeling resulted from you being accelerated forward. What you felt from those muscle cars of yore is exactly analogous to what you feel on one of those fairground rides.