[simpits-tech] RE: F-16 flight

[Marv De Beque]

The female body's ability to tolerate higher G force is mostly due the
proximity of the brain to the heart.  It is a general rule of thumb and not
an absolute.

As to favoring the production of X chromosome over Y chromosomes, who knows.
Has there been any scientific study on this or is it an old "wives tale"?


On 12/30/02 8:10 AM, "John P. Miguez" <jmiguez@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Is that what is causing our posts to duplicate themselves over and over?
> Honest! I only sent mine once.  LOL
> 
> Maybe there is something to the G story?  I do know that the female body is
> better adapted to pulling Gs.  So why not the female sperm?  ;)
> 
> John
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JL" <Johnlimd@bellsouth.net>
> To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 5:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] RE: F-16 flight
> 
> 
>> I have also heard of deep sea divers tending to have baby girls because of
>> the pressure effect on Y-sperm.
>> Urban legend vs. fact????
>> 
>> John Li
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> True story..... A long number of years ago... my squadron started having
>> almost all girls... at least the wives did. :)  We got to talking about
> the
>> possible reasons why.  Some guy came up with something he had read that
>> claimed that the pulling of Gs caused the male sperm to decrease and the
>> female sperm to increase, hence all the girl babies.
>> 
>> Don't know if it was true or not?  Oh, my first child was a girl!   LOL
>> Then I had two boys.  Of course, I wasn't flying as much by then.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> Anyway, we all started talking about it.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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