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How fast is 458.62 miles per minute?

It's about 200 times as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 2.058333 miles per minute.
(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 1.8333330 miles per minute and 2.2833330 miles per minute. 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 250 times as fast as a Skydiver (belly-to-earth)
The speed of a Skydiver (belly-to-earth) is about 2 miles per minute.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 2 miles per minute. 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 300 times as fast as a Fastball (baseball)
The speed of a Fastball (baseball) is about 1.50 miles per minute.
(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 1.60 miles per minute. 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 350 times as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 1.30 miles per minute.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 1.20 miles per minute. 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 350 times as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 1.230 miles per minute.
(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 1.230 miles per minute. 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 3.210 miles per minute.
It's about 400 times as fast as a Cheetah
The speed of a Cheetah is about 1.1440 miles per minute.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 1.1440 miles per minute in short bursts. From a crouching position, the cheetah can attain these speeds in just 2.25 seconds.
It's about 400 times as fast as a Knuckleball (baseball)
The speed of a Knuckleball (baseball) is about 1.10 miles per minute.
(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 1.10 miles per minute. Eddie Cicotte, who was later implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, is credited with developing the pitch ca. 1906.
It's about 600 times as fast as a Gazelle
The speed of a Gazelle is about 0.70 miles per minute.
(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 0.80 miles per minute. 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 600 times as fast as a Hare
The speed of a Hare is about 0.70 miles per minute.
(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 0.70 miles per minute. 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 600 times as fast as a Greyhound
The speed of a Greyhound is about 0.7490 miles per minute.
(a.k.a. English greyhound) (approximate maximum speed)
Greyhounds reach average race speeds of 0.750 miles per minute. 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 750 times as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 0.6260 miles per minute.
(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 0.6260 miles per minute in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
It's about 1,000 times as fast as Michael Johnson
The speed of Michael Johnson is about 0.38590 miles per minute.
(a.k.a. Michael Duane Johnson) (sprinter; 1967-) (at the Atlanta Olympics, 1996)
Setting a record that stood for 12 years, Michael Johnson ran a 200 m in 0:19.32 for an average speed of 0.3860 miles per minute at the 1996 Olympics. Johnson was nicknamed "the Man with the Golden shoes" in recognition of the custom footwear worn during these races — a pair of Nikes with a left size of 10.5 and a right size of 11.
It's about 1,000 times as fast as Usain Bolt
The speed of Usain Bolt is about 0.3840 miles per minute.
(at the Beijing Olympics, 2008) (a.k.a. Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D.) (sprinter; 1986-)
Setting a world record, Usain Bolt ran a 100 m in 0:09.69 for an average speed of 0.3850 miles per minute at the 2008 Olympics. Furthermore, Bolt's margin of record breaking — 0.03 s — is the largest margin of victory in the history of digital measurements.
It's about 1,500 times as fast as Flo-Jo
The speed of Flo-Jo is about 0.34940 miles per minute.
(at the Seoul Olympics, 1998) (a.k.a. Florence Griffith-Joyner, a.k.a. Florence Delorez Griffith) (swimmer; 1959-1998)
Setting a world record in 1988, Flo-Jo ran a 200 m in 0:21.34 for an average speed of 0.34940 miles per minute. Known as a 200 m runner, Joyner also set a record time in a 100 m race at in 1987.
It's about 1,500 times as fast as Noah Ngeny
The speed of Noah Ngeny is about 0.28250 miles 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 0.28250 miles per minute. According to some reports, Ngeny did not begin running competitively until just three years before setting the record.
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