SortStack #183 — 2026-12-09
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A swimming seahorse 1.5 m/h
The dwarf seahorse is the slowest fish on record, fluttering a tiny fin dozens of times a second to barely move.
- A manatee cruising 4.3 km/h
Manatees are gentle plant-eaters so buoyant they use their heavy bones as ballast to keep from floating up.
- An electric scooter 25 km/h
Shared e-scooters exploded across cities in just a few years, becoming a common sight on sidewalks worldwide.
- 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.
- A tsunami across the open ocean 800 km/h
In deep water a tsunami is barely a ripple, racing as fast as a jet before rearing up near the shore.
- A bullet from an AK-47 2.7K km/h
The AK-47 is the most widely produced firearm in history, prized for working even when caked in mud and sand.