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Fastest speed attained by a human-powered watercraft

Fastest speed attained by a human-powered watercraft (34.3 km/h)

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Fastest speed attained by a human-powered watercraft (34.3 km/h)

  • is 1/25 of Fastest speed attained by a propeller aircraft (870 km/h)...more
  • is 1/2 of Top speed of a coyote (69 km/h)...more

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