SortStack #960 — 2029-01-24
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- 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.
- A running spotted hyena 63 km/h
Spotted hyenas are skilled hunters, not just scavengers, and live in matriarchal clans led by females.
- A galloping racehorse 88 km/h
All thoroughbred racehorses descend from just three stallions imported to England centuries ago.
- A racing bobsled 150 km/h
Bobsled crews sprint to shove the sled at the start, then leap in, as those first seconds decide the race.
- A bullet train at full speed 330 km/h
Japan's bullet trains have a near-perfect safety record, with average delays measured in seconds, not minutes.
- An F-22 Raptor at top speed 2.4K km/h
The Raptor can supercruise, flying faster than sound without afterburners, sipping less fuel as it streaks along.