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How fast is 1,560 meters per second?
It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as fast as The Speed of Light
The speed of The Speed of Light is about 299,792,458 meters per second.
(C) (in a vacuum)
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It's about one-sixty-fifth as fast as a bolt of Lightning
The speed of a bolt of Lightning is about 98,000 meters per second.
(atmospheric electrical discharge)
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It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 42,000 meters per second.
(formally Meteoroid or meteorite, depending on the context; a.k.a. "shooting star", a.k.a. "falling star")
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It's about one-fifth as fast as The Space Shuttle
The speed of The Space Shuttle is about 7,743.60 meters per second.
(Orbiter vehicle velocity)
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It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as fast as a Bullet (Rifle)
The speed of a Bullet (Rifle) is about 915 meters per second.
(5.56 x 45 mm, a.k.a. 5.56 NATO)
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It's about two-and-a-half times as fast as a Jet Fighter
The speed of a Jet Fighter is about 670 meters per second.
(for Lockheed Martin F-16, a.k.a. Fighting Falcon, a.k.a. Viper) (maximum speed at altitude)
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It's about four times as fast as a Bullet (Handgun)
The speed of a Bullet (Handgun) is about 384 meters per second.
(for .40 Smith & Wesson 135 grain Sierra JHP, VV 3N37 powder, Fed. 100 primer, Remington case) (muzzle velocity)
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It's about four-and-a-half times as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 343 meters per second.
(in dry air at 20°C)
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It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 108 meters per second.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
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It's about sixteen times as fast as The CRH (train)
The speed of The CRH (train) is about 97 meters 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")
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It's about seventeen times as fast as a Porsche 911
The speed of a Porsche 911 is about 91.40 meters per second.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
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It's about seventeen-and-a-half times as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 89.670 meters per second.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
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It's about eighteen times as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 89 meters per second.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
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It's about eighteen times as fast as The TGV (train)
The speed of The TGV (train) is about 89 meters per second.
(Train à Grande Vitesse) (for SNCF TGV Réseau, a.k.a. "Network" model, a.k.a. TGV-R) (maximum speed)
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It's about twenty times as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 78.90 meters per second.
(for AH-64A Apache, a.k.a. Hughes Model 77) (maximum cruise speed)
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