SpeedrooHow fast do air molecules move at room temperature?
1,051 mphAbout 1,692 km/h · Jet
About 1,100 mph (470 m/s) on average, faster than sound. They just keep bumping into each other.
That's about 30 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
💨1,051 mph
⚾the fastest pitch
By speed: an air molecule is about 9.9× faster than the fastest pitch.
Things about as fast
- How fast is the fastest subsonic airliner flight?825 mph
- How fast did Felix Baumgartner fall?844 mph
- How fast does Earth spin at the equator?1,040 mph
- How fast are Saturn's winds?1,118 mph
- What is the escape velocity of Ceres, the biggest asteroid?1,141 mph
- How fast is an F-35?1,199 mph
- How fast are Neptune's winds?1,305 mph
- How fast did Concorde fly?1,355 mph
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