I was watching a SciFi tv show where large objects had an outer speed limit of 18000 kph and that got me wondering what things in everyday life are faster than even 500 kph.

I know bullets can be fast, but they are not exactly everyday life (at least in my life).

I included mass for obvious relativistic reasons.

  • Tujio@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Modern MLB pitchers can regularly throw a baseball 100+ mph. Currently, the flick of the wrist during a curveball throw is the fastest human motion recorded.

    • 𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓹𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 hours ago

      A finger snap is incredibly fast, occurring in just 7 milliseconds, making it the fastest rotational acceleration in the human body, with peak speeds reaching 7,800 degrees per second—about three times faster than a professional baseball pitcher’s arm—thanks to the perfect balance of skin friction and compression.

      Not saying you’re wrong, just pointing out this is interesting.

      A baseball pitcher snapping his fingers is where it’s at.