SortStack #2381 — 2032-12-15
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- An Olympic swimmer at full speed 9.3 km/h
Top swimmers shave their bodies to cut drag, trimming fractions of a second that can decide a gold medal.
- A koala on the run 30 km/h
Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day because their eucalyptus diet is so low in energy and mildly toxic.
- A domestic cat at full sprint 49 km/h
A house cat can outsprint many dogs over short distances, but tires quickly after the burst.
- A racing greyhound 76 km/h
Greyhounds reach their top speed in just a few strides and spend much of a sprint completely airborne.
- 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 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.