Interview with Glen Powell
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00:00Well, I think that centrifuge that you're talking about, that sequence in the documentary is so cool
00:04and I think so effective because I don't think people really have a concept of what Gs are
00:09and what that is on your body.
00:11Obviously, during Top Gun, we had to figure out how to increase our G tolerance
00:16so we weren't passing out in the back of jets.
00:19But the crazy thing about the Blue Angels is because of the precision,
00:23because they're flying so close to each other at such crazy speeds,
00:27how a G suit works is it literally inflates and squeezes blood in your legs
00:34and keeps it in the top half of your body so you don't pass out.
00:37The Blue Angels do not have a G suit because it would affect how that stick moves
00:41and potentially harm other people when you're flying in that close proximity.
00:46So they have to learn how to endure more Gs than any other pilot and do it without that G suit,
00:52which is incredibly impressive.
00:53So what you're seeing in that centrifuge is them increasing those Gs essentially until they pass out
00:59and learning how to continue to push that limit so that we're never worried about those pilots G-locking
01:06when they're up there pulling off these maneuvers.
01:08But I totally agree.
01:09I think that's a really impressive part of this documentary because it's such a human part of it.
01:16You see what it feels like someone that you and I would know,
01:20just an ordinary person walking into this thing where you are like spun around like a washing machine
01:25until you pass out and you continue to do that because that's what these pilots have to do.
01:31You know, even when you hit perfection, you know there's a point past that,
01:35that there's always, you can always do better.
01:37And I think that's such a defining aspect of the blues.