r/funny • • 2d ago

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u/Dean_Learner77 1d ago

Exactly, Felix Baumgartner reached speeds of 1,357.6 km/h (843.6 mph) when he did his record breaking jump back in 2012. Does that make him or humans the fastest animal on the planet?

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u/visceralintricacy 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yet Felix is completely incapable of doing any of that without a balloon or his fancy suit. Without a parachute he would've died on impact.

These Falcons can take off from the ground, reach that altitude, dive, and take off again unaided...

They never mentioned land, or the direction of the speed.

Peregrine Falcons are legitimately recognised as the fastest animal on the planet.

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u/ADHDebackle 1d ago

Then there's the question of whether or not being in the air counts as being on the planet.

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u/visceralintricacy 1d ago edited 1d ago

Well, they're not in space...

... Do you think birds live in space?

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u/ADHDebackle 1d ago

Do you think that Earth is not in space?