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How fast is 0.0008 miles per second?

It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Cheetah
The speed of a Cheetah is about 0.01907 miles per second.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 0.01907 miles per second in short bursts. From a crouching position, the cheetah can attain these speeds in just 2.25 seconds.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 0.0206 miles per second.
(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 0.0205 miles per second. 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 0.0535 miles per second.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 0.021 miles per second.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 0.021 miles per second. 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-thirtieth as fast as a Fastball (baseball)
The speed of a Fastball (baseball) is about 0.025 miles per second.
(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 0.026 miles per second. 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 one-fortieth as fast as a Skydiver (belly-to-earth)
The speed of a Skydiver (belly-to-earth) is about 0.033 miles per second.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 0.033 miles per second. 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 one-fortieth as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 0.03430556 miles per second.
(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 0.03055556 miles per second and 0.03805556 miles per second. 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-fifty-fifth as fast as a Skydiver (headfirst)
The speed of a Skydiver (headfirst) is about 0.045 miles per second.
(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 0.045 miles per second. 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-sixtieth as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 0.049 miles per second.
(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 0.049 miles per second. 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-sixty-fifth as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 0.055 miles per second.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 0.055 miles per second. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 0.017 miles per second in just 3.9 seconds.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as fast as The TGV (train)
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The speed of The TGV (train) is about 0.055 miles per second.
(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 0.055 miles per second. 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-seventieth as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 0.05572 miles per second.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 0.05572 miles per second 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-seventieth as fast as a Porsche 911
The speed of a Porsche 911 is about 0.0568 miles per second.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a top speed of 0.0568 miles per second. It takes just 7.4 seconds for the GT2 to accelerate to 0.0278 miles per second.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 0.06 miles per second.
(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 0.06 miles per second. Theses train can make the 120 km (74 mi) journey from Beijing to Tianjin in about 30 minutes.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 0.0671 miles per second.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 0.0671 miles per second 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 one-two-hundred-fiftieth as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 0.2130 miles per second.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 0.2130 miles per second. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 0.930 miles per second to 0.9690 miles per second in water, depending on its salinity.
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