SortStack #1450 — 2030-05-29

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. 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.

2. A falling raindrop 34 km/h

   Raindrops are not teardrop-shaped; they flatten into tiny hamburger buns as they fall through the air.

3. A wild boar running 45 km/h

   Wild boars are spreading across the globe, rooting up so much soil they reshape entire ecosystems.

4. A record fastball pitch 169 km/h

   A 100-mile-an-hour pitch reaches home plate in under four-tenths of a second, faster than a blink of choice.

5. A Formula 1 car at top speed 372 km/h

   An F1 car generates so much downforce it could, in theory, drive upside down on a ceiling at speed.

6. The speed of sound at sea level 1.2K km/h

   Sound travels faster in warm air than cold, so a thunderclap's timing shifts slightly with the weather.

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