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How fast is 10.25 yards per second?

It's about five times as fast as Michael Phelps
The speed of Michael Phelps is about 2.12430 yards per second.
(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 2.12430 yards per second. 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 one-fifth as fast as a Skydiver (belly-to-earth)
The speed of a Skydiver (belly-to-earth) is about 58 yards per second.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 58 yards per second. 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-fifth as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 60.377780 yards per second.
(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 53.777780 yards per second and 66.977780 yards per second. 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 seven times as fast as Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)
The speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan) is about 1.40 yards per second.
(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 1.40 yards per second. Pedestrians wearing headphones, the study went on to find, walk at a slightly faster 1.50 yards per second
It's about one-tenth as fast as a Skydiver (headfirst)
The speed of a Skydiver (headfirst) is about 79 yards per second.
(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 79 yards per second. 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 one-tenth as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 86.30 yards per second.
(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 86.30 yards per second. 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 one-tenth as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 97 yards per second.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 97 yards per second. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 30 yards per second in just 3.9 seconds.
It's about one-tenth as fast as The TGV (train)
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The speed of The TGV (train) is about 97 yards per second.
(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 97 yards per second. The train is capable of travelling the 425 km (264 mi) distance from Paris to Lyon in East-Central France in about two hours.
It's about one-tenth as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 98.06 yards per second.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 98.06 yards per second when fired from a 60-lb, 28-inch draw bow . Archeological evidence from the Ahrensburg valley near Hamburg, Germany indicates that arrows have been used since at least 11 to 12,000 years ago.
It's about one-tenth as fast as a Porsche 911
The speed of a Porsche 911 is about 100 yards per second.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a top speed of 99.90 yards per second. It takes just 7.4 seconds for the GT2 to accelerate to 48.90 yards per second.
It's about one-tenth as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 110 yards per second.
(a.k.a. Hexie Hao, 和谐号, a.k.a. 和諧號, a.k.a. Héxié Hào, a.k.a. "Harmony")
The CRH-3 train which runs on China's Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway are capable of speeds up to 110 yards per second. Theses train can make the 120 km (74 mi) journey from Beijing to Tianjin in about 30 minutes.
It's about one-tenth as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 118 yards per second.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 118 yards per second when diving. Falcons are sometimes sent to scare smaller birds away from airports to improve air traffic safety and were used in World War II to intercept carrier pigeons used by enemy forces.
It's about twenty times as fast as an Iceberg
The speed of an Iceberg is about 0.50 yards per second.
(a.k.a. Berg) (Newfoundland iceberg average)
Moved by ocean currents and wind, icebergs can drift at speeds of about 0.60 yards per second. The largest iceberg ever recorded was a found near Baffin Island, Nunavut and was estimated to be nine billion metric tons.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 375 yards per second.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 375 yards per second. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 1,640 yards per second to 1,710 yards per second in water, depending on its salinity.
It's about one-fortieth as fast as a Bullet (Handgun)
The speed of a Bullet (Handgun) is about 420 yards per second.
(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 419 yards per second. This type of ammunition has been the standard issue round of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1990.
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