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How fast is 100,000 furlongs per fortnight?

It's about three-tenths as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 331,968 furlongs per fortnight.
(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 295,680 furlongs per fortnight and 368,256 furlongs per fortnight. The largest recorded tornado — an F4 event occurring in Nebraska in May, 2004 — was almost 4.02 km (2.5 mi) across.
It's about one-fourth as fast as a Skydiver (headfirst)
The speed of a Skydiver (headfirst) is about 430,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(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 430,000 furlongs per fortnight. 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-fifth as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 474,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(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 474,000 furlongs per fortnight. 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 one-fifth as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 540,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 530,000 furlongs per fortnight. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 170,000 furlongs per fortnight in just 3.9 seconds.
It's about one-fifth as fast as The TGV (train)
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The speed of The TGV (train) is about 540,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(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 530,000 furlongs per fortnight. 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 one-fifth as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 539,200 furlongs per fortnight.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 539,200 furlongs per fortnight 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 one-fifth as fast as a Porsche 911
The speed of a Porsche 911 is about 550,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a top speed of 550,000 furlongs per fortnight. It takes just 7.4 seconds for the GT2 to accelerate to 269,000 furlongs per fortnight.
It's about one-fifth as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 580,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(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 580,000 furlongs per fortnight. Theses train can make the 120 km (74 mi) journey from Beijing to Tianjin in about 30 minutes.
It's about six times as fast as a Crocodile
The speed of a Crocodile is about 16,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus) (swimming speed)
An American crocodile can reach speeds in the water of up to 17,000 furlongs per fortnight. On land, larger crocodiles can "gallop" when fleeing danger at speeds of up to 33,000 furlongs per fortnight.
It's about one-fifth as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 649,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 650,000 furlongs per fortnight 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 eight-and-a-half times as fast as Michael Phelps
The speed of Michael Phelps is about 11,680 furlongs per fortnight.
(at the Beijing Olympics, 2008; 200 m freestyle) (a.k.a. Michael Fred Phelps) (swimmer; 1985-)
Setting a world record, Michael Phelps swam the 200 m freestyle in 1:42.96 for an average speed of 11,680 furlongs per fortnight. Phelps would go on to win nine gold medals individually in the 2008 Olympics - more than all but eight of the competing nations.
It's about thirteen times as fast as Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)
The speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan) is about 7,800 furlongs per fortnight.
(Manhattan; average speed; 8,978 person-sample)
A 2006 Study by the New York City Department of City Planning found that pedestrians in that city walk at an average rate of 7,800 furlongs per fortnight. Pedestrians wearing headphones, the study went on to find, walk at a slightly faster 8,500 furlongs per fortnight
It's about one-twentieth as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 2,060,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 2,060,000 furlongs per fortnight. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 9,000,000 furlongs per fortnight to 9,380,000 furlongs per fortnight in water, depending on its salinity.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Bullet (Handgun)
The speed of a Bullet (Handgun) is about 2,310,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(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 2,300,000 furlongs per fortnight. This type of ammunition has been the standard issue round of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1990.
It's about thirty times as fast as an Iceberg
The speed of an Iceberg is about 3,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(a.k.a. Berg) (Newfoundland iceberg average)
Moved by ocean currents and wind, icebergs can drift at speeds of about 3,000 furlongs per fortnight. The largest iceberg ever recorded was a found near Baffin Island, Nunavut and was estimated to be nine billion metric tons.
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