Professional application dr. john paul stapp was u. s. air force officer who studied the effects of extreme deceleration on the human body. on december 10, 1954, stapp rode a rocket sled, accelerating from rest to a top speed of 282 m/s (1015 km/h) in 5.00 s, and was brought jarringly back to rest in only 1.40 s! calculate his (a) acceleration and (b) deceleration. express each in multiples of ? (9.80 m/s2) by taking its ratio to the acceleration of gravity.