SortStack #2633 — 2033-08-24
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A slowly marching sand dune 20161.8 mm/year
Wind pushes desert dunes forward grain by grain, swallowing roads and even villages over the decades.
- 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 crawling baby 1.4 km/h
Babies often invent their own crawling styles, from the classic hands-and-knees to a one-legged commando shuffle.
- An electric scooter 25 km/h
Shared e-scooters exploded across cities in just a few years, becoming a common sight on sidewalks worldwide.
- 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.
- A meteor entering the atmosphere 50K km/h
Most shooting stars are no bigger than a grain of sand, burning up bright from sheer speed alone.