SortStack #85 — 2026-09-02
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A chameleon on the move 350 m/h
A chameleon's eyes swivel independently, so it can watch two directions at once before its slow, swaying steps.
- A Komodo dragon walking 4.8 km/h
The largest lizard alive, it has venom glands and a bite that can topple prey far larger than itself.
- A falling raindrop 34 km/h
Raindrops are not teardrop-shaped; they flatten into tiny hamburger buns as they fall through the air.
- A cheetah at full sprint 120 km/h
A cheetah can go from a standstill to highway speed faster than most sports cars, but only for a few seconds.
- A racing snowmobile 190 km/h
Snowmobiles can cross frozen lakes so fast they sometimes skip right across patches of open water.
- A Formula 1 car at top speed 372 km/h
An F1 car generates so much downforce it could, in theory, drive upside down on a ceiling at speed.