SortStack #36 — 2026-07-15

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A swarming desert locust 14.5 km/h

   A single locust swarm can contain billions of insects and devour as much food in a day as tens of thousands of people.

2. A polar bear running 40 km/h

   A polar bear's skin is actually black under its clear, hollow fur, helping it soak up the Arctic sun.

3. A bottlenose dolphin 60 km/h

   Dolphins sleep with half their brain at a time, keeping one eye open to breathe and watch for danger.

4. A galloping racehorse 88 km/h

   All thoroughbred racehorses descend from just three stallions imported to England centuries ago.

5. A fired shotgun slug 1.9K km/h

   A shotgun slug is a single heavy projectile that turns a scattergun into a short-range, hard-hitting rifle.

6. A meteor entering the atmosphere 50K km/h

   Most shooting stars are no bigger than a grain of sand, burning up bright from sheer speed alone.

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