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How fast is 10,000 feet per minute?

It's about as fast as a Skydiver (belly-to-earth)
The speed of a Skydiver (belly-to-earth) is about 10,000 feet per minute.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 10,000 feet per minute. In a typical jump from 3,900 m (13,000 ft), a diver in this orientation will be in freefall for 60 seconds.
It's about nine-tenths as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 10,868 feet per minute.
(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 9,680 feet per minute and 12,056 feet per minute. 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-and-one-fifth times as fast as a Fastball (baseball)
The speed of a Fastball (baseball) is about 8,100 feet per minute.
(a.k.a. rising fastball, a.k.a. cross-seam fastball, a.k.a. heater, a.k.a. hummer, a.k.a. smoker; for four-seam grip) (major league average)
The average speed of major league fastball pitch is 8,200 feet per minute. When up against the quickest professional fastball pitchers, a batter may have less than 0.4 seconds to react to a pitched ball.
It's about seven-tenths as fast as a Skydiver (headfirst)
The speed of a Skydiver (headfirst) is about 14,000 feet per minute.
(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 14,000 feet per minute. 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-and-a-half times as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 6,700 feet per minute.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 6,600 feet per minute. In the 1940's, debate over whether there really was a curve in the curveball pitch was settled with the conclusion that the ball does curve; however, an optical illusion caused by the spin of the ball and the batter's perception of motion exaggerates the extent of the curve.
It's about one-and-a-half times as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 6,520 feet per minute.
(formally: Topical cyclone; a.k.a. typhoon)
A hurricane is defined by the US National Hurricane Center as a Northern Hemisphere tropical storm having one-minute average wind-speeds of at least 6,510 feet per minute. Typhoons Tip (October, 1979) and Keith (October, 1997) and Hurricanes Camille (August, 1969) and Allen (August, 1980) jointly hold the record for highest tropical storm wind speeds at 17,000 feet per minute.
It's about two-thirds as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 15,500 feet per minute.
(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 15,500 feet per minute. 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-and-two-thirds times as fast as a Cheetah
The speed of a Cheetah is about 6,041 feet per minute.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 6,042 feet per minute in short bursts. From a crouching position, the cheetah can attain these speeds in just 2.25 seconds.
It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as fast as a Knuckleball (baseball)
The speed of a Knuckleball (baseball) is about 5,900 feet per minute.
(a.k.a. knuckler, a.k.a. floater, a.k.a. dancer, a.k.a. butterfly ball) (major league average)
The average speed of major league knuckleball pitch is 6,000 feet per minute. Eddie Cicotte, who was later implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, is credited with developing the pitch ca. 1906.
It's about three-fifths as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 18,000 feet per minute.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 17,000 feet per minute. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 5,500 feet per minute in just 3.9 seconds.
It's about three-fifths as fast as The TGV (train)
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The speed of The TGV (train) is about 18,000 feet per minute.
(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 17,000 feet per minute. 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 three-fifths as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 17,650 feet per minute.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 17,650 feet per minute 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 three-fifths as fast as a Porsche 911
The speed of a Porsche 911 is about 18,000 feet per minute.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a top speed of 18,000 feet per minute. It takes just 7.4 seconds for the GT2 to accelerate to 8,800 feet per minute.
It's about half as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 19,000 feet per minute.
(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 19,000 feet per minute. Theses train can make the 120 km (74 mi) journey from Beijing to Tianjin in about 30 minutes.
It's about half as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 21,300 feet per minute.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 21,300 feet per minute 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.
 
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