SortStack #2556 — 2033-06-08

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A person jogging 10.8 km/h

   Humans are among the best endurance runners on Earth, able to outlast horses over very long distances in heat.

2. A swarming desert locust 14.5 km/h

   A single locust swarm can contain billions of insects and devour as much food in a day as tens of thousands of people.

3. A gray squirrel 19.5 km/h

   Squirrels plant thousands of trees by accident, forgetting where they buried many of the nuts they hid.

4. A charging African elephant 28 km/h

   Despite their bulk, elephants are the only animals that cannot jump, keeping at least one foot down at all times.

5. An arrow loosed from a bow 230 km/h

   A modern compound bow uses pulleys to store huge energy, launching an arrow with deadly accuracy.

6. 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.

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