How fast is 260 feet per minute?
It's about one-fifth as fast as Noah Ngeny
The speed of Noah Ngeny is about 1,492 feet per minute.
(in Rieti, Italy; 1999) (sprinter; 1978-)
Setting a world record at the Rieti Grand Prix in 1999, Noah Ngeny ran 1,000 m in 2:11.96 for an average speed of 1,492 feet per minute. According to some reports, Ngeny did not begin running competitively until just three years before setting the record.
It's about one-fifth as fast as a Bull
The speed of a Bull is about 1,300 feet per minute.
(for animals involved in the Running of the Bulls, a.k.a. Encierro, San Fermin, Pamplona, Spain) (herd average speed)
The herd of the annual Encierro in Pamplona, Spain runs at an average speed of 1,300 feet per minute. The Encierro is run annually from July 7th through July 14th and involves 42 bulls, 77 oxen, and an estimated 17,000 runners over the course of the event.
It's about half as fast as a Crocodile
The speed of a Crocodile is about 530 feet per minute.
(American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus) (swimming speed)
An American crocodile can reach speeds in the water of up to 550 feet per minute. On land, larger crocodiles can "gallop" when fleeing danger at speeds of up to 1,100 feet per minute.
It's about two-thirds as fast as Michael Phelps
The speed of Michael Phelps is about 382.380 feet per minute.
(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 382.380 feet per minute. Phelps would go on to win nine gold medals individually in the 2008 Olympics - more than all but eight of the competing nations.
It's about as fast as Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)
The speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan) is about 260 feet per minute.
(Manhattan; average speed; 8,978 person-sample)
A 2006 Study by the New York City Department of City Planning found that pedestrians in that city walk at an average rate of 260 feet per minute. Pedestrians wearing headphones, the study went on to find, walk at a slightly faster 280 feet per minute
It's about three times as fast as an Iceberg
The speed of an Iceberg is about 100 feet per minute.
(a.k.a. Berg) (Newfoundland iceberg average)
Moved by ocean currents and wind, icebergs can drift at speeds of about 100 feet per minute. The largest iceberg ever recorded was a found near Baffin Island, Nunavut and was estimated to be nine billion metric tons.
It's about twenty times as fast as a Sloth
The speed of a Sloth is about 13 feet per minute.
(for Brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus)
The three-toed sloth moves along the ground at an average speed of 13 feet per minute. Long thought to be lengthy sleepers, a 2008 study concluded that sloths sleep an average of only 9.6 hours per day.
It's about 35,000,000 times as fast as Grass growing
The speed of Grass growing is about 0.00000790 feet per minute.
(for Kentucky Bluegrass, Poa pratensis) (a.k.a. Smooth Meadow grass, a.k.a. Common Meadow grass) (Summer months, ideal growing conditions)
Kentucky Bluegrass, one of the most common grasses in North America, grows about 0.00000830 feet per minute in the summer months under ideal conditions. When left un-mowed, Kentucky Bluegrass grows to heights of 60 to 90 cm (2 to 3 ft) and blossoms with a blue flower.