Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Humans are capable of running 40 mph according to a study by bio-mechanical expert Dr. Matthew Bundle. Today's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has a top speed of 28 mph.
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The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle was 167.04 mph by Fred Rompelberg in 1995.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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