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Correction for the speed of an Arrow (archery)

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How fast is 722.40 feet per hour?
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 1,059,000 feet per hour.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 1,059,000 feet 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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