SortStack #218 — 2027-01-13

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A garden snail 50 m/h

   A snail can sleep for up to three years during droughts, sealing itself inside its shell until rain returns.

2. A charging black rhinoceros 54 km/h

   A rhino's horn is made of keratin, the same material as your hair and nails, not bone.

3. A galloping wildebeest 92 km/h

   Over a million wildebeest migrate in a giant loop each year, a journey so vast it is visible from space.

4. A luge slider 140 km/h

   Luge athletes steer a tiny sled with subtle leg and shoulder pressure while lying on their backs, feet first.

5. The core of a jet stream 442 km/h

   Pilots ride these high-altitude winds to save fuel, which is why eastbound flights are often much quicker.

6. A record badminton smash 565 km/h

   The shuttlecock is the fastest object in any racket sport, though it decelerates almost as quickly as it launches.

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