SortStack #337 — 2027-05-12
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 giant tortoise 500 m/h
Giant tortoises can live over 150 years, ambling through more than a century of slow, steady days.
- A scurrying hedgehog 6.4 km/h
A startled hedgehog rolls into a tight ball, raising up to 6,000 spines that few predators dare to bite.
- A casual cyclist 12.5 km/h
The bicycle is one of the most efficient machines ever made, turning muscle into distance better than walking.
- A racing snowmobile 190 km/h
Snowmobiles can cross frozen lakes so fast they sometimes skip right across patches of open water.
- A record tennis serve 270 km/h
The fastest serves leave the racket so quickly the returner must react before the ball has even crossed the net.