Chewin in the Chung

Velocities in perspective:
foot/sec mile/hr meter/sec
Michael Johnson at '96 Olympics 40 27 12.19
A 90 mph baseball 132 90 40.23
Terminal Velocity of average skydiver 184 125 56.08
An arrow from my bow 260 177 79.25
World's fastest motorcycle 487 332 148.44
Speed of sound at 0ºC (mach 1) 1087 741 331.32
.22 cal bullet (standard) 1138 776 346.86
Lockheed SR-71-A (max rec. speed) 3215 2192 979.93
Rail Gun projectile 3282 2238 1000.35
Speed of light 983,571,100 670,616,677 299792471.28