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Top speed of a Pronghorn

Top speed of a Pronghorn (98 km/h)

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Top speed of a Pronghorn (98 km/h)

  • is 1/4 of Top speed of a Peregrine falcon (389 km/h)...more
  • is 1/2 of Terminal velocity for a skydiver with arms and legs outstretched (195 km/h)...more
  • is 2 x Top speed of a killer whale (48.3 km/h)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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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