If we were travelling at high enough speeds could our skin peel back like in the films?

Question: If we were travelling at high enough speeds could our skin peel back like in the films?
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  peeling,
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Asked by troller to Claire, Kate, Matt, Rob, Sam on 24 Jun 2013.
- Sam Geen answered on 24 Jun 2013:
  
  It’s *acceleration* – how fast you change speed – that creates the force on your body, not speed. You can travel very fast without feeling anything as long as you stay at the same speed in the same direction.
  
  But yeah, acceleration does weird things to your face. Check out this video of a pilot doing g-force training: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQUwdS0JF7Y
- Claire Lee answered on 24 Jun 2013:
  
  Homework: go and video yourself on a rollercoaster or something and see if your skin does the same 🙂

Claire commented on 24 Jun 2013:

Ooh ooh, I came across these this evening and thought they would do well here:

TadaoCern’s ‘Blowjob’

View post on imgur.com

(ok, these are just from a powerful fan. But still. Hilarious!)

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Question: If we were travelling at high enough speeds could our skin peel back like in the films?