SortStack #309 — 2027-04-14

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A charging African elephant 28 km/h

   Despite their bulk, elephants are the only animals that cannot jump, keeping at least one foot down at all times.

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 common swift in flight 113 km/h

   Swifts can stay airborne for nearly a year without landing, even sleeping on the wing high above the ground.

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. A car cruising the German autobahn 200 km/h

   Parts of Germany's autobahn have no speed limit, where ordinary sedans legally travel faster than racetracks allow elsewhere.

6. A missile warhead on re-entry 24K km/h

   An intercontinental missile arcs into space before plunging back down, its warhead glowing from the friction.

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