SortStack #2752 — 2033-12-21

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A person walking 5 km/h

   The average person takes around 7,000 steps a day, walking the equivalent of several times around Earth in a lifetime.

2. A falling raindrop 34 km/h

   Raindrops are not teardrop-shaped; they flatten into tiny hamburger buns as they fall through the air.

3. A striking barracuda 42 km/h

   Barracudas can lunge in sudden bursts to ambush prey, sometimes mistaking a swimmer's shiny jewellery for fish.

4. 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.

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. A bullet from an AK-47 2.7K km/h

   The AK-47 is the most widely produced firearm in history, prized for working even when caked in mud and sand.

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