SortStack #1086 — 2029-05-30

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A garden snail 50 m/h

   A snail can sleep for up to three years during droughts, sealing itself inside its shell until rain returns.

2. A giant tortoise 500 m/h

   Giant tortoises can live over 150 years, ambling through more than a century of slow, steady days.

3. A charging African elephant 28 km/h

   Despite their bulk, elephants are the only animals that cannot jump, keeping at least one foot down at all times.

4. A sea lion swimming 38 km/h

   Sea lions can be trained to detect underwater mines and even retrieve objects for navies.

5. A Cessna light aircraft 220 km/h

   The Cessna 172 is the most-produced plane in history and the trainer that taught millions of pilots to fly.

6. The motorcycle land-speed record 640 km/h

   Streamlined record bikes look like rockets on wheels, with the rider lying flat inside a sealed shell.

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