SortStack #1135 — 2029-07-18
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A sea turtle cruising 3 km/h
Sea turtles can hold their breath for hours while resting, slowing their heart to a beat every few minutes.
- A casual cyclist 12.5 km/h
The bicycle is one of the most efficient machines ever made, turning muscle into distance better than walking.
- A running gray wolf 57 km/h
Wolves can travel over 30 kilometres in a single day while hunting across their vast territories.
- A luge slider 140 km/h
Luge athletes steer a tiny sled with subtle leg and shoulder pressure while lying on their backs, feet first.
- A racing snowmobile 190 km/h
Snowmobiles can cross frozen lakes so fast they sometimes skip right across patches of open water.
- A 5.56mm rifle bullet 3.1K km/h
Small, fast rifle rounds tumble on impact, transferring energy in ways a slower, heavier bullet would not.