SortStack #1793 — 2031-05-07
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A king penguin waddling on land 2.8 km/h
A penguin's waddle is surprisingly efficient, storing and releasing energy with each side-to-side rock.
- An electric scooter 25 km/h
Shared e-scooters exploded across cities in just a few years, becoming a common sight on sidewalks worldwide.
- A running spotted hyena 63 km/h
Spotted hyenas are skilled hunters, not just scavengers, and live in matriarchal clans led by females.
- A charging lion 83 km/h
Lions are the only big cats that live in groups, and a male's roar can be heard up to eight kilometres away.
- An ice hockey slapshot 178 km/h
A slapshot flexes the stick like a spring, snapping stored energy into the puck for a brutal release.
- A 5.56mm rifle bullet 3.1K km/h
Small, fast rifle rounds tumble on impact, transferring energy in ways a slower, heavier bullet would not.