SortStack #1779 — 2031-04-23

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A mosquito in flight 2.4 km/h

   Only female mosquitoes bite; they need a blood meal to develop their eggs, while males sip flower nectar.

2. 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.

3. A running reindeer 80 km/h

   Reindeer eyes change colour with the seasons, turning blue in winter to see better in the dim Arctic light.

4. 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.

5. A record badminton smash 565 km/h

   The shuttlecock is the fastest object in any racket sport, though it decelerates almost as quickly as it launches.

6. 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.

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