How fast is 652 miles per minute?
It's about 50 times as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 12.80 miles per minute.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 12.80 miles per minute. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 55.80 miles per minute to 58.20 miles per minute in water, depending on its salinity.
It's about 45 times as fast as a Bullet (Handgun)
The speed of a Bullet (Handgun) is about 14.30 miles per minute.
(for .40 Smith & Wesson 135 grain Sierra JHP, VV 3N37 powder, Fed. 100 primer, Remington case) (muzzle velocity)
A 0.40 caliber Smith & Wesson bullet has a muzzle a velocity of 14.30 miles per minute. This type of ammunition has been the standard issue round of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1990.
It's about thirty times as fast as a Jet Fighter
The speed of a Jet Fighter is about 25 miles per minute.
(for Lockheed Martin F-16, a.k.a. Fighting Falcon, a.k.a. Viper) (maximum speed at altitude)
An F-16's maximum speed at altitude is approximately 25 miles per minute. The F-16 has a flight ceiling of approximately 15 km (9.32 mi).
It's about nineteen times as fast as a Bullet (Rifle)
The speed of a Bullet (Rifle) is about 34.10 miles per minute.
(5.56 x 45 mm, a.k.a. 5.56 NATO)
A 5.56 x 45 mm cartridge is fired at a velocity of 34.10 miles per minute. As the NATO rifle cartridge, it is used by the military forces of more than thirty-one countries, including use in the M16 series, M4 Carbine, HK-416, and M249 Squad automatic weapons used by the United States armed forces.
It's about two-and-a-half times as fast as The Space Shuttle
The speed of The Space Shuttle is about 288.70 miles per minute.
(Orbiter vehicle velocity)
The space shuttle orbits at a speed of 288.70 miles per minute. During liftoff, the space shuttle accelerates to orbital speed in 8.5 minutes, consuming over 1.59 million kg (3.51 million lbs) of propellant in the process.
It's about two-fifths as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 1,600 miles per minute.
(formally Meteoroid or meteorite, depending on the context; a.k.a. "shooting star", a.k.a. "falling star")
Small meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere at speeds between 410 miles per minute and 2,700 miles per minute, depending on their size. The fireball effect, known as ablation, ceases once the atmosphere has slowed the meteoroid to a velocity of about 100 miles per minute.
It's about one-fifth as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 3,700 miles per minute.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 3,600 miles per minute when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as fast as The Speed of Light
The speed of The Speed of Light is about 11,176,943.8230730 miles per minute.
(C) (in a vacuum)
The speed of light (and all other electromagnetic radiation) in a perfect vacuum is known as "c" and measures 11,176,943.8230730 miles per minute, per the formal definition of the meter. While visible light travels close to this speed in air, it slows to 7,451,295.88217310 miles per minute when passing through the glass of a typical window.