Speeds of Various Items

Snail: .03 mph

Car backing out of a driveway: 3 mph

Janet Evans, Olympic Gold Medalist in the 800 m freestyle: 3.6 mph

World's fastest woman marathon runner: 11.1 mph

Carl Lewis, Olympic Gold Medalist in Track and Field (100m and 200m) : 22.5 mph

Titanic at impact (with iceberg): 23.6 mph

Silver Charm, Kentucky Derby winner: 37 mph

Car on a freeway (in the US): 65 mph

Cheetah: 70 mph

Hurricane force wind: 73 mph

World's fastest roller coaster (Superman at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA): 100 mph

Amtrak high-speed train: 150 mph

INDY 500 winner Al Unser Jr.'s car (in 1994): 161 mph

Commercial airline at cruising altitude: 500 mph

Speed of sound: 740 mph

F/A-16 fighter jet: 1260 mph

Bullet: 2200 mph

SR-71: 2200 mph

** Notice that the SR-71 is as fast as a speeding bullet!! **

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