SortStack #3382 — 2035-09-12

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A migrating monarch butterfly 8 km/h

   Monarchs migrate thousands of kilometres to the same forests their great-grandparents left, guided by instinct alone.

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 Category 5 hurricane's winds 300 km/h

   A single mature hurricane can release more energy in a day than the world uses in electricity all year.

4. The speed of sound at sea level 1.2K km/h

   Sound travels faster in warm air than cold, so a thunderclap's timing shifts slightly with the weather.

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. 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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