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How fast is 0.03 kilometers per second?

It's about as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 0.0331 kilometers per second.
(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 0.0331 kilometers per second. 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 0.0861 kilometers per second.
It's about as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 0.034 kilometers per second.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 0.033 kilometers per second. 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 0.03069 kilometers per second.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 0.03069 kilometers per second 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 0.03 kilometers per second.
(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 0.031 kilometers per second. 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 0.041 kilometers per second.
(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 0.042 kilometers per second. 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 0.053 kilometers per second.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 0.053 kilometers 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-and-two-thirds times as fast as a Greyhound
The speed of a Greyhound is about 0.0201 kilometers per second.
(a.k.a. English greyhound) (approximate maximum speed)
Greyhounds reach average race speeds of 0.0201 kilometers per second. 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 0.05520944 kilometers 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 0.0491744 kilometers per second and 0.06124448 kilometers 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 twice as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 0.0168 kilometers per second.
(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 0.0168 kilometers per second 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 0.02 kilometers per second.
(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 0.02 kilometers per second. 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 0.02 kilometers per second.
(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 0.02 kilometers per second. 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 0.072 kilometers 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 0.072 kilometers 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 two-fifths as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 0.0789 kilometers 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 0.0789 kilometers 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 two-fifths as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 0.089 kilometers 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 0.089 kilometers per second. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 0.028 kilometers per second 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 0.089 kilometers 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 0.089 kilometers 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.
 
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