SortStack #2213 — 2032-06-30
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A running pig 17 km/h
Pigs are smarter than dogs by many measures, able to learn their names and even play simple video games.
- A running spotted hyena 63 km/h
Spotted hyenas are skilled hunters, not just scavengers, and live in matriarchal clans led by females.
- A car cruising the German autobahn 200 km/h
Parts of Germany's autobahn have no speed limit, where ordinary sedans legally travel faster than racetracks allow elsewhere.
- 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.
- A Category 5 hurricane's winds 300 km/h
A single mature hurricane can release more energy in a day than the world uses in electricity all year.
- A bullet from a .357 Magnum 1.5K km/h
A supersonic bullet creates a tiny sonic boom, which is part of the sharp crack you hear from a gunshot.