SortStack #1933 — 2031-09-24
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A garden snail 50 m/h
A snail can sleep for up to three years during droughts, sealing itself inside its shell until rain returns.
- A chameleon on the move 350 m/h
A chameleon's eyes swivel independently, so it can watch two directions at once before its slow, swaying steps.
- A swordfish 102 km/h
A swordfish has special organs that heat its eyes and brain, sharpening its vision in cold, deep water.
- A fast cricket delivery 161 km/h
The fastest bowlers can make the ball rise off the pitch toward a batter's head in a fraction of a second.
- A Cessna light aircraft 220 km/h
The Cessna 172 is the most-produced plane in history and the trainer that taught millions of pilots to fly.
- 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.