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Is 17,000,000 furlongs per fortnight as fast as Michael Phelps?

It's about 1,500 times as fast as Michael Phelps
The speed of Michael Phelps is about 11,680 furlongs per fortnight.
(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 11,680 furlongs per fortnight. Phelps would go on to win nine gold medals individually in the 2008 Olympics - more than all but eight of the competing nations.
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