Top speed of a lion

Top speed of a lion (80 km/h)

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If Top speed of a lion (80 km/h) was a standard unit ...

  • Fastest speed attained by a helicopter (401 km/h)...more would be 5 x Top speed of a lion
  • Speed of Japan's Shinkansen bullet train (320 km/h)...more would be 4 x Top speed of a lion
  • Fastest speed attained by a steam train (202.6 km/h)...more would be 2.5 x Top speed of a lion
  • Top speed of a striped marlin (81 km/h)...more would be about as big as Top speed of a lion
  • Top speed of a blue wildebeest (80 km/h)...more would be about as big as Top speed of a lion
  • Top speed of an African Bush Elephant (40 km/h)...more would be 1/2 of Top speed of a lion
  • Top speed of a Great White shark (40 km/h)...more would be 1/2 of Top speed of a lion
  • Top speed of a black mamba (32.2 km/h)...more would be 2/5 of Top speed of a lion
  • Top speed of a roadrunner (32 km/h)...more would be 2/5 of Top speed of a lion
  • Top speed of a tiger shark (32 km/h)...more would be 2/5 of Top speed of a lion
  • Top speed of an Eastern Gray Squirrel (20 km/h)...more would be 1/4 of Top speed of a lion

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.

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