SortStack #281 — 2027-03-17
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- 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 koala on the run 30 km/h
Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day because their eucalyptus diet is so low in energy and mildly toxic.
- 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 swordfish 102 km/h
A swordfish has special organs that heat its eyes and brain, sharpening its vision in cold, deep water.
- An arrow loosed from a bow 230 km/h
A modern compound bow uses pulleys to store huge energy, launching an arrow with deadly accuracy.
- The Earth orbiting the Sun 107K km/h
We are all hurtling around the Sun fast enough to cross between two cities in a single second, yet we feel nothing.