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How fast is 156,000 centimeters per second?

It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as fast as a Bullet (Rifle)
The speed of a Bullet (Rifle) is about 91,500 centimeters per second.
(5.56 x 45 mm, a.k.a. 5.56 NATO)
A 5.56 x 45 mm cartridge is fired at a velocity of 91,500 centimeters per second. As the NATO rifle cartridge, it is used by the military forces of more than thirty-one countries, including use in the M16 series, M4 Carbine, HK-416, and M249 Squad automatic weapons used by the United States armed forces.
It's about two-and-a-half times as fast as a Jet Fighter
The speed of a Jet Fighter is about 67,000 centimeters per second.
(for Lockheed Martin F-16, a.k.a. Fighting Falcon, a.k.a. Viper) (maximum speed at altitude)
An F-16's maximum speed at altitude is approximately 67,000 centimeters per second. The F-16 has a flight ceiling of approximately 15 km (9.32 mi).
It's about four times as fast as a Bullet (Handgun)
The speed of a Bullet (Handgun) is about 38,400 centimeters per second.
(for .40 Smith & Wesson 135 grain Sierra JHP, VV 3N37 powder, Fed. 100 primer, Remington case) (muzzle velocity)
A 0.40 caliber Smith & Wesson bullet has a muzzle a velocity of 38,300 centimeters per second. This type of ammunition has been the standard issue round of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1990.
It's about four-and-a-half times as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 34,300 centimeters per second.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 34,300 centimeters per second. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 150,000 centimeters per second to 156,000 centimeters per second in water, depending on its salinity.
It's about one-fifth as fast as The Space Shuttle
The speed of The Space Shuttle is about 774,360 centimeters per second.
(Orbiter vehicle velocity)
The space shuttle orbits at a speed of 774,360 centimeters per second. During liftoff, the space shuttle accelerates to orbital speed in 8.5 minutes, consuming over 1.59 million kg (3.51 million lbs) of propellant in the process.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 10,800 centimeters per second.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 10,800 centimeters per second when diving. Falcons are sometimes sent to scare smaller birds away from airports to improve air traffic safety and were used in World War II to intercept carrier pigeons used by enemy forces.
It's about sixteen times as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 9,700 centimeters per second.
(a.k.a. Hexie Hao, 和谐号, a.k.a. 和諧號, a.k.a. Héxié Hào, a.k.a. "Harmony")
The CRH-3 train which runs on China's Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway are capable of speeds up to 9,700 centimeters per second. Theses train can make the 120 km (74 mi) journey from Beijing to Tianjin in about 30 minutes.
It's about seventeen times as fast as a Porsche 911
The speed of a Porsche 911 is about 9,140 centimeters per second.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a top speed of 9,140 centimeters per second. It takes just 7.4 seconds for the GT2 to accelerate to 4,470 centimeters per second.
It's about seventeen-and-a-half times as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 8,967 centimeters per second.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 8,967 centimeters per second when fired from a 60-lb, 28-inch draw bow . Archeological evidence from the Ahrensburg valley near Hamburg, Germany indicates that arrows have been used since at least 11 to 12,000 years ago.
It's about eighteen times as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 8,900 centimeters per second.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 8,900 centimeters per second. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 2,800 centimeters per second in just 3.9 seconds.
It's about eighteen times as fast as The TGV (train)
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The speed of The TGV (train) is about 8,900 centimeters per second.
(Train à Grande Vitesse) (for SNCF TGV Réseau, a.k.a. "Network" model, a.k.a. TGV-R) (maximum speed)
The TGV Réseau sets have a top speed of 8,900 centimeters per second. The train is capable of travelling the 425 km (264 mi) distance from Paris to Lyon in East-Central France in about two hours.
It's about twenty times as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 7,890 centimeters per second.
(for AH-64A Apache, a.k.a. Hughes Model 77) (maximum cruise speed)
The AH-64 helicopter, one of the primary helicopters used by the United States Army, flies at a top cruise speed of 7,890 centimeters per second. The AH-64 is the primary military helicopter of several nations including the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Japan, and the Netherlands.
It's about twenty times as fast as a Skydiver (headfirst)
The speed of a Skydiver (headfirst) is about 7,200 centimeters per second.
(Head-to-Earth orientation or standing, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A head-to-Earth or standing-oriented skydiver's terminal velocity assuming average conditions is about 7,200 centimeters per second. In a typical jump from 3,900 m (13,000 ft), a diver in this orientation will be in freefall for 46 seconds.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 4,200,000 centimeters per second.
(formally Meteoroid or meteorite, depending on the context; a.k.a. "shooting star", a.k.a. "falling star")
Small meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere at speeds between 1,100,000 centimeters per second and 7,200,000 centimeters per second, depending on their size. The fireball effect, known as ablation, ceases once the atmosphere has slowed the meteoroid to a velocity of about 280,000 centimeters per second.
It's about thirty times as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 5,520.9440 centimeters per second.
(EF2) (wind speed range average)
According to the Enhanced Fujita scale implemented by the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, a "significant" tornado has an Enhanced Funjita scale classification of EF2 and is characterized by wind gust speeds between 4,917.440 centimeters per second and 6,124.4480 centimeters per second. The largest recorded tornado — an F4 event occurring in Nebraska in May, 2004 — was almost 4.02 km (2.5 mi) across.
 
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