SortStack #3312 — 2035-07-04
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A domestic cat at full sprint 49 km/h
A house cat can outsprint many dogs over short distances, but tires quickly after the burst.
- A luge slider 140 km/h
Luge athletes steer a tiny sled with subtle leg and shoulder pressure while lying on their backs, feet first.
- An ice hockey slapshot 178 km/h
A slapshot flexes the stick like a spring, snapping stored energy into the puck for a brutal release.
- 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.
- A golf ball off the driver 340 km/h
A driven golf ball can briefly spin thousands of times a minute, which is what makes it climb and hold the air.
- A Bugatti Chiron at top speed 510 km/h
The Chiron is electronically limited; unleashed, its tyres would tear themselves apart from the sheer forces.