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.

  • 5715@feddit.orgOP
    5·
    24 days ago

    That’s probably the fastest thing a human body by itself can produce…

    • Tujio@lemmy.world
      9·
      23 days 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
        5·
        22 days 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.

    • GingaNinga@lemmy.world
      5·
      24 days ago

      Some viruses particles explode out of cells with crazy force. I don’t know it off the top of my head but I remember reading about that somewhere.

    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
      1·
      23 days ago

      Some MLB pitchers are able to throw baseballs faster than 100MPH. Nerve signals can travel through the body at 200MPH.