World Land Speed record - human powered

World Land Speed record - human powered (144 km/h)

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If World Land Speed record - human powered (144 km/h) was a standard unit ...

  • Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket aircraft (7,270 km/h)...more would be 50 x World Land Speed record - human powered
  • Fastest speed attained by a jet aircraft (3,530 km/h)...more would be 25 x World Land Speed record - human powered
  • Fastest speed attained by a wheeled train (575 km/h)...more would be 4 x World Land Speed record - human powered
  • Top speed of a France's Train de Grande Vitesse (TGV) (570 km/h)...more would be 4 x World Land Speed record - human powered
  • Top speed of an African Wild Dog (72.5 km/h)...more would be 1/2 of World Land Speed record - human powered
  • Top speed of an elk (72.4 km/h)...more would be 1/2 of World Land Speed record - human powered
  • Top speed of a kangaroo (71 km/h)...more would be 1/2 of World Land Speed record - human powered

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