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It's about twelve times as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 66 knots.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 65 knots. 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 twelve-and-a-half times as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 64.30 knots.
(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 64.30 knots. 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 167 knots.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as fast as a Cheetah
The speed of a Cheetah is about 59.660 knots.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 59.670 knots in short bursts. From a crouching position, the cheetah can attain these speeds in just 2.25 seconds.
It's about fourteen times as fast as a Knuckleball (baseball)
The speed of a Knuckleball (baseball) is about 58 knots.
(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 59 knots. Eddie Cicotte, who was later implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, is credited with developing the pitch ca. 1906.
It's about one-twentieth as fast as The Space Shuttle
The speed of The Space Shuttle is about 15,052 knots.
(Orbiter vehicle velocity)
The space shuttle orbits at a speed of 15,052 knots. 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 twenty times as fast as a Gazelle
The speed of a Gazelle is about 40 knots.
(for Thomson's Gazelle, a.k.a. Eudorcas thomsoni, a.k.a. "Tommie", a.k.a. "Tommy")
A Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of up to 40 knots. The gazelle's speed doesn't match that of its chief predator, the cheetah, but a gazelle's endurance usually ensures an escape in distances greater than 500 m (0.3 mi).
It's about twenty times as fast as a Hare
The speed of a Hare is about 40 knots.
(for European Brown Hare, a.k.a. Brown Hare, a.k.a. Lepus europaeus, a.k.a. Brown Hare)
The European Hare can run at speeds of up to 40 knots. While speed is a factor in their escapes, hares evade their chief predators — wolves, foxes, and golden eagles — by fleeing in a zigzag pattern.
It's about twenty-and-a-half times as fast as a Greyhound
The speed of a Greyhound is about 39.10 knots.
(a.k.a. English greyhound) (approximate maximum speed)
Greyhounds reach average race speeds of 39.10 knots. Despite their racing prowess, greyhounds are not considered energetic dogs — the typical greyhound race requires the dogs to run for less than 35 seconds.
It's about twenty times as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 32.70 knots.
(at Belmont Stakes, 1973)
Setting a record finish, Secretariat ran the Belmont Stakes — a 12 furlong race length — in 2:24, for an average speed of 32.60 knots in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
It's about forty times as fast as Michael Johnson
The speed of Michael Johnson is about 20.120 knots.
(a.k.a. Michael Duane Johnson) (sprinter; 1967-) (at the Atlanta Olympics, 1996)
Setting a record that stood for 12 years, Michael Johnson ran a 200 m in 0:19.32 for an average speed of 20.120 knots at the 1996 Olympics. Johnson was nicknamed "the Man with the Golden shoes" in recognition of the custom footwear worn during these races — a pair of Nikes with a left size of 10.5 and a right size of 11.
It's about 40 times as fast as Usain Bolt
The speed of Usain Bolt is about 20 knots.
(at the Beijing Olympics, 2008) (a.k.a. Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D.) (sprinter; 1986-)
Setting a world record, Usain Bolt ran a 100 m in 0:09.69 for an average speed of 20.10 knots at the 2008 Olympics. Furthermore, Bolt's margin of record breaking — 0.03 s — is the largest margin of victory in the history of digital measurements.
It's about 45 times as fast as Flo-Jo
The speed of Flo-Jo is about 18.220 knots.
(at the Seoul Olympics, 1998) (a.k.a. Florence Griffith-Joyner, a.k.a. Florence Delorez Griffith) (swimmer; 1959-1998)
Setting a world record in 1988, Flo-Jo ran a 200 m in 0:21.34 for an average speed of 18.220 knots. Known as a 200 m runner, Joyner also set a record time in a 100 m race at in 1987.
It's about 55 times as fast as Noah Ngeny
The speed of Noah Ngeny is about 14.730 knots.
(in Rieti, Italy; 1999) (sprinter; 1978-)
Setting a world record at the Rieti Grand Prix in 1999, Noah Ngeny ran 1,000 m in 2:11.96 for an average speed of 14.730 knots. According to some reports, Ngeny did not begin running competitively until just three years before setting the record.
It's about 60 times as fast as a Bull
The speed of a Bull is about 13 knots.
(for animals involved in the Running of the Bulls, a.k.a. Encierro, San Fermin, Pamplona, Spain) (herd average speed)
The herd of the annual Encierro in Pamplona, Spain runs at an average speed of 13 knots. The Encierro is run annually from July 7th through July 14th and involves 42 bulls, 77 oxen, and an estimated 17,000 runners over the course of the event.
It's about one-one-hundredth as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 82,000 knots.
(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 22,000 knots and 140,000 knots, depending on their size. The fireball effect, known as ablation, ceases once the atmosphere has slowed the meteoroid to a velocity of about 5,400 knots.
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