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How fast is 4,690,000 inches per hour?

It's about as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 4,690,000 inches per hour.
(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 4,690,000 inches per hour. 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 12,200,000 inches per hour.
It's about as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 4,800,000 inches per hour.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 4,700,000 inches per hour. 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-and-one-tenth times as fast as a Cheetah
The speed of a Cheetah is about 4,350,000 inches per hour.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 4,350,000 inches per hour in short bursts. From a crouching position, the cheetah can attain these speeds in just 2.25 seconds.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as fast as a Knuckleball (baseball)
The speed of a Knuckleball (baseball) is about 4,300,000 inches per hour.
(a.k.a. knuckler, a.k.a. floater, a.k.a. dancer, a.k.a. butterfly ball) (major league average)
The average speed of major league knuckleball pitch is 4,300,000 inches per hour. Eddie Cicotte, who was later implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, is credited with developing the pitch ca. 1906.
It's about four-fifths as fast as a Fastball (baseball)
The speed of a Fastball (baseball) is about 5,800,000 inches per hour.
(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 5,900,000 inches per hour. 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 three-fifths as fast as a Skydiver (belly-to-earth)
The speed of a Skydiver (belly-to-earth) is about 7,500,000 inches per hour.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 7,500,000 inches per hour. 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-and-two-thirds times as fast as a Greyhound
The speed of a Greyhound is about 2,850,000 inches per hour.
(a.k.a. English greyhound) (approximate maximum speed)
Greyhounds reach average race speeds of 2,850,000 inches per hour. Despite their racing prowess, greyhounds are not considered energetic dogs — the typical greyhound race requires the dogs to run for less than 35 seconds.
It's about three-fifths as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 7,824,960 inches per hour.
(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 6,969,600 inches per hour and 8,680,320 inches per hour. 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 twice as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 2,380,000 inches per hour.
(at Belmont Stakes, 1973)
Setting a record finish, Secretariat ran the Belmont Stakes — a 12 furlong race length — in 2:24, for an average speed of 2,380,000 inches per hour in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
It's about two times as fast as a Gazelle
The speed of a Gazelle is about 3,000,000 inches per hour.
(for Thomson's Gazelle, a.k.a. Eudorcas thomsoni, a.k.a. "Tommie", a.k.a. "Tommy")
A Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of up to 3,000,000 inches per hour. The gazelle's speed doesn't match that of its chief predator, the cheetah, but a gazelle's endurance usually ensures an escape in distances greater than 500 m (0.3 mi).
It's about two times as fast as a Hare
The speed of a Hare is about 3,000,000 inches per hour.
(for European Brown Hare, a.k.a. Brown Hare, a.k.a. Lepus europaeus, a.k.a. Brown Hare)
The European Hare can run at speeds of up to 3,000,000 inches per hour. While speed is a factor in their escapes, hares evade their chief predators — wolves, foxes, and golden eagles — by fleeing in a zigzag pattern.
It's about half as fast as a Skydiver (headfirst)
The speed of a Skydiver (headfirst) is about 10,000,000 inches per hour.
(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 10,000,000 inches per hour. 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 two-fifths as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 11,200,000 inches per hour.
(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 11,200,000 inches per hour. 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 two-fifths as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 13,000,000 inches per hour.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 13,000,000 inches per hour. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 3,900,000 inches per hour in just 3.9 seconds.
It's about two-fifths as fast as The TGV (train)
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The speed of The TGV (train) is about 13,000,000 inches per hour.
(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 13,000,000 inches per hour. The train is capable of travelling the 425 km (264 mi) distance from Paris to Lyon in East-Central France in about two hours.
 
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