SpeedrooHow fast does a cassette tape play?
563 ft/hAbout 171.5 m/h · Creep
The tape moves past the head at 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) a second.
A red kangaroo at full speed, about 35 mph (56 km/h), is about 330 times faster.
📼563 ft/h
🕰️Big Ben's minute hand
By speed: a cassette tape is about 6.5× faster than Big Ben's minute hand.
Things about as fast
- How fast does ketchup pour?148 ft/h
- How fast does a sunflower sea star move?197 ft/h
- How fast does food travel down your esophagus?354 ft/h
- How fast does a Mars rover drive?499 ft/h
- How fast is a three-toed sloth?787 ft/h
- How fast does a giant tortoise walk?886 ft/h
- How fast is the fastest mite?2,657 ft/h
- How fast does the London Eye turn?2,953 ft/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].