Question: Jules Verne in 1865 suggested sending people to the Moon by firing a space capsule from 220-m-long cannon with a launch speed of 10.97 km/s.

Jules Verne in 1865 suggested sending people to the Moon by firing a space capsule from 220-m-long cannon with a launch speed of 10.97 km/s. What would have been the unrealistically large acceleration experienced by the space travelers during launch? Compare your answer with the free-fall acceleration 9.80 m/s2.

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