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Is 612 miles per hour as fast as an Arrow (archery)?

It's about three times as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 200.60 miles per hour.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 200.60 miles per hour 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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