SortStack #1765 — 2031-04-09

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. The drift of a tectonic plate 21.9 mm/year

   Plates move about as fast as your fingernails grow, yet over millions of years they have rearranged whole continents.

2. A person jogging 10.8 km/h

   Humans are among the best endurance runners on Earth, able to outlast horses over very long distances in heat.

3. A falling raindrop 34 km/h

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

4. A wild boar running 45 km/h

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

5. A leaping blue marlin 108 km/h

   Marlins can change colour when excited, their stripes lighting up electric blue during a hunt.

6. An arrow loosed from a bow 230 km/h

   A modern compound bow uses pulleys to store huge energy, launching an arrow with deadly accuracy.

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