SortStack #617 — 2028-02-16

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A housefly in flight 6.8 km/h

   A housefly tastes with its feet, so it can decide whether something is food the moment it lands on it.

2. 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.

3. An electric scooter 25 km/h

   Shared e-scooters exploded across cities in just a few years, becoming a common sight on sidewalks worldwide.

4. A maglev train at record speed 460 km/h

   Maglev trains float on magnets with no wheels, so the only friction left to overcome is the air itself.

5. A tsunami across the open ocean 800 km/h

   In deep water a tsunami is barely a ripple, racing as fast as a jet before rearing up near the shore.

6. A fired shotgun slug 1.9K km/h

   A shotgun slug is a single heavy projectile that turns a scattergun into a short-range, hard-hitting rifle.

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