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How fast is 5,890,000 yards per hour?

It's about thirty times as fast as a Skydiver (belly-to-earth)
The speed of a Skydiver (belly-to-earth) is about 210,000 yards per hour.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 210,000 yards 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 forty times as fast as a Fastball (baseball)
The speed of a Fastball (baseball) is about 160,000 yards 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 160,000 yards 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 45 times as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 130,000 yards 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 130,000 yards 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 45 times as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 130,000 yards 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 130,000 yards 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 339,000 yards per hour.
It's about 50 times as fast as a Cheetah
The speed of a Cheetah is about 120,800 yards per hour.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 120,800 yards per hour in short bursts. From a crouching position, the cheetah can attain these speeds in just 2.25 seconds.
It's about 50 times as fast as a Knuckleball (baseball)
The speed of a Knuckleball (baseball) is about 120,000 yards 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 120,000 yards 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 one-sixty-fifth as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 390,000,000 yards per hour.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
A bolt of lightning can travel at up to 380,000,000 yards per hour when arcing from the atmosphere to the Earth. An estimated 280 million lightning strikes strikes occur each year.
It's about 70 times as fast as a Gazelle
The speed of a Gazelle is about 80,000 yards 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 90,000 yards 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 70 times as fast as a Hare
The speed of a Hare is about 80,000 yards 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 80,000 yards 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 75 times as fast as a Greyhound
The speed of a Greyhound is about 79,100 yards per hour.
(a.k.a. English greyhound) (approximate maximum speed)
Greyhounds reach average race speeds of 79,200 yards 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 90 times as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 66,100 yards 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 66,100 yards per hour in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
It's about 150 times as fast as Michael Johnson
The speed of Michael Johnson is about 40,750 yards per hour.
(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 40,760 yards per hour 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 150 times as fast as Usain Bolt
The speed of Usain Bolt is about 40,600 yards per hour.
(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 40,700 yards per hour 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 150 times as fast as Flo-Jo
The speed of Flo-Jo is about 36,900 yards per hour.
(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 36,900 yards per hour. Known as a 200 m runner, Joyner also set a record time in a 100 m race at in 1987.
It's about 200 times as fast as Noah Ngeny
The speed of Noah Ngeny is about 29,830 yards per hour.
(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 29,830 yards per hour. According to some reports, Ngeny did not begin running competitively until just three years before setting the record.
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