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How fast is 60.4 kilometers per hour?

It's about three-tenths as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 198.7540 kilometers per hour.
(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 177.02784 kph and 220.480128 kph. 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 260 kilometers per hour.
(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 260 kph. 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 284 kilometers per hour.
(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 284 kph. 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 320 kilometers per hour.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 320 kph. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 100 kph 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 320 kilometers per hour.
(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 320 kph. 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 322.80 kilometers per hour.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 322.8 kph 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 329 kilometers per hour.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a top speed of 329 kph. It takes just 7.4 seconds for the GT2 to accelerate to 161 kilometers per hour.
It's about one-fifth as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 350 kilometers per hour.
(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 350 kph. 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 9.70 kilometers per hour.
(American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus) (swimming speed)
An American crocodile can reach speeds in the water of up to 10 kph. On land, larger crocodiles can "gallop" when fleeing danger at speeds of up to 20 kph.
It's about one-fifth as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 389 kilometers per hour.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 389 kph 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 6.9930 kilometers per hour.
(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 6.993 kph. 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 4.70 kilometers per hour.
(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 4.70 kilometers per hour. Pedestrians wearing headphones, the study went on to find, walk at a slightly faster 5.10 kilometers per hour
It's about one-twentieth as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 1,230 kilometers per hour.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 343 m/s. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 5,390 kilometers per hour to 5,620 kilometers per hour 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 1,380 kilometers per hour.
(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 1,380 kph. 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 2 kilometers per hour.
(a.k.a. Berg) (Newfoundland iceberg average)
Moved by ocean currents and wind, icebergs can drift at speeds of about 2 kilometers per hour. 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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