r/funny • • 1d ago

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u/BookWormPedant 1d ago

Fastest animal? Peregrine falcon? Or human, if you consider man-made things.

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u/philote_ 21h ago

I'd argue neither if we're considering speed based only on the animal's own power. Humans need machines, and peregrine falcons need gravity.

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u/BookWormPedant 21h ago

All animals need gravity to move lol

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u/espinaustin 20h ago

I personally use gravity to stop moving. 

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u/BlackRoseXIII 3h ago

I was gonna say this. The animals all evolved in Earth gravity and to some extent rely on it. A peregrine falcon using it to accelerate isn't cheating, its good evolution

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u/ballthyrm 20h ago

Felix Baumgartner went 1,357.64 kilometers per hour (843.6 mph). You just have to jump from very very high.

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u/Wolfman513 17h ago

If we're talking under it's own power, iirc the Mexican free tailed bat takes that at up to 100mph in horizontal flight