SortStack #414 — 2027-07-28

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A running pig 17 km/h

   Pigs are smarter than dogs by many measures, able to learn their names and even play simple video games.

2. A honeybee in flight 22 km/h

   Bees communicate the direction of flowers by dancing, encoding distance and angle in their waggling moves.

3. A powerful soccer free kick 132 km/h

   A well-struck free kick can swerve in mid-air as spin and airflow bend its path around a defensive wall.

4. A helicopter at top speed 290 km/h

   A helicopter's top speed is capped because the blade tips would approach the sound barrier and lose lift.

5. A golf ball off the driver 340 km/h

   A driven golf ball can briefly spin thousands of times a minute, which is what makes it climb and hold the air.

6. The International Space Station in orbit 28K km/h

   The station circles Earth so fast its crew sees about 16 sunrises and sunsets every single day.

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