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Is 67,000,000 furlongs per fortnight as fast as an Arrow (archery)?

It's about 100 times 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.
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