SortStack #1513 — 2030-07-31

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A racing snowmobile 190 km/h

   Snowmobiles can cross frozen lakes so fast they sometimes skip right across patches of open water.

2. A golden eagle in a dive 245 km/h

   A golden eagle can spot a rabbit from over three kilometres away, then fold its wings into a lethal stoop.

3. A golf ball off the driver 340 km/h

   A driven golf ball can briefly spin thousands of times a minute, which is what makes it climb and hold the air.

4. A peregrine falcon in a dive 410 km/h

   The peregrine is the fastest animal on Earth, diving so fast it has baffles in its nostrils to breathe.

5. A volcanic pyroclastic flow 700 km/h

   A pyroclastic flow is a searing avalanche of gas and ash that buried Pompeii's residents almost instantly.

6. A missile warhead on re-entry 24K km/h

   An intercontinental missile arcs into space before plunging back down, its warhead glowing from the friction.

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