SortStack #1401 — 2030-04-10
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A crawling slug 30 m/h
A slug glides on a ribbon of self-made slime, which lets it cross even a razor's edge unharmed.
- A three-toed sloth 240 m/h
Sloths move so slowly that algae grows in their fur, giving them a greenish camouflage in the canopy.
- A bottlenose dolphin 60 km/h
Dolphins sleep with half their brain at a time, keeping one eye open to breathe and watch for danger.
- A galloping racehorse 88 km/h
All thoroughbred racehorses descend from just three stallions imported to England centuries ago.
- An IndyCar on an oval 390 km/h
IndyCars on superspeedways run flat-out for hours, with drivers enduring forces that strain the neck lap after lap.
- 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.