SortStack #701 — 2028-05-10
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A giant tortoise 500 m/h
Giant tortoises can live over 150 years, ambling through more than a century of slow, steady days.
- A sprinting cockroach 5.8 km/h
A cockroach can survive for weeks without its head, breathing through tiny holes along its body.
- A person jogging 10.8 km/h
Humans are among the best endurance runners on Earth, able to outlast horses over very long distances in heat.
- A sea lion swimming 38 km/h
Sea lions can be trained to detect underwater mines and even retrieve objects for navies.
- A top-fuel dragster 540 km/h
A dragster covers a quarter mile in under four seconds, accelerating harder than a fighter jet off a carrier.
- A bullet from a .357 Magnum 1.5K km/h
A supersonic bullet creates a tiny sonic boom, which is part of the sharp crack you hear from a gunshot.