SortStack #3298 — 2035-06-20

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A garden snail 50 m/h

   A snail can sleep for up to three years during droughts, sealing itself inside its shell until rain returns.

2. An Olympic swimmer at full speed 9.3 km/h

   Top swimmers shave their bodies to cut drag, trimming fractions of a second that can decide a gold medal.

3. 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.

4. A red fox 51 km/h

   Foxes may use Earth's magnetic field to aim their pounces, lining up on prey hidden under snow.

5. A leaping blue marlin 108 km/h

   Marlins can change colour when excited, their stripes lighting up electric blue during a hunt.

6. A record fastball pitch 169 km/h

   A 100-mile-an-hour pitch reaches home plate in under four-tenths of a second, faster than a blink of choice.

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