“When you launch from the carrier, you accelerate from zero to almost 200 miles per hour in two seconds, and your brain gets squished to the back of your skull. You can heal from that once — you can heal from it 10 times. But I did it 750 times.”

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“When you launch from the carrier, you accelerate from zero to almost 200 miles per hour in two seconds, and your brain gets squished to the back of your skull. You can heal from that once — you can heal from it 10 times. But I did it 750 times.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/us/navy-pilot-brain-injury-topgun.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE4.S0Dy.Fy2d5hpZgANv&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Repeated acceleration can cause long-term damage to the brain