SortStack #3494 — 2036-01-02
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A migrating monarch butterfly 8 km/h
Monarchs migrate thousands of kilometres to the same forests their great-grandparents left, guided by instinct alone.
- A falling raindrop 34 km/h
Raindrops are not teardrop-shaped; they flatten into tiny hamburger buns as they fall through the air.
- A polar bear running 40 km/h
A polar bear's skin is actually black under its clear, hollow fur, helping it soak up the Arctic sun.
- A bottlenose dolphin 60 km/h
Dolphins sleep with half their brain at a time, keeping one eye open to breathe and watch for danger.
- A racing snowmobile 190 km/h
Snowmobiles can cross frozen lakes so fast they sometimes skip right across patches of open water.
- 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.