SortStack #2437 — 2033-02-09

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A honeybee in flight 22 km/h

   Bees communicate the direction of flowers by dancing, encoding distance and angle in their waggling moves.

2. A gentoo penguin swimming 36 km/h

   Gentoos are the fastest underwater birds, porpoising in and out of the water to breathe without slowing down.

3. A swordfish 102 km/h

   A swordfish has special organs that heat its eyes and brain, sharpening its vision in cold, deep water.

4. A downhill speed skier 255 km/h

   Speed skiers tuck into an egg shape and wear airfoil helmets, accelerating faster than a free-falling skydiver.

5. A peregrine falcon in a dive 410 km/h

   The peregrine is the fastest animal on Earth, diving so fast it has baffles in its nostrils to breathe.

6. The Earth orbiting the Sun 107K km/h

   We are all hurtling around the Sun fast enough to cross between two cities in a single second, yet we feel nothing.

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