SortStack #3263 — 2035-05-16

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A crawling slug 30 m/h

   A slug glides on a ribbon of self-made slime, which lets it cross even a razor's edge unharmed.

2. A galloping wildebeest 92 km/h

   Over a million wildebeest migrate in a giant loop each year, a journey so vast it is visible from space.

3. A golden eagle in a dive 245 km/h

   A golden eagle can spot a rabbit from over three kilometres away, then fold its wings into a lethal stoop.

4. The land-speed record car 1.2K km/h

   ThrustSSC became the first car to break the sound barrier, its twin jet engines kicking up a desert dust storm.

5. Concorde at cruising speed 2.2K km/h

   Concorde flew so fast that the friction heated its frame, stretching the whole plane several inches in flight.

6. The SR-71 Blackbird 3.5K km/h

   The Blackbird leaked fuel on the ground because its panels only sealed once heat expanded them in flight.

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