SpeedrooHow fast does a crack race through glass?
3,355 mphAbout 5,400 km/h · Jet
Up to about 3,400 mph (1,500 m/s), which is why a window seems to shatter all at once.
That's about 96 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🪟3,355 mph
🏁a dragster
By speed: a crack in glass is about 10× faster than a dragster.
Things about as fast
- How fast does the Moon orbit Earth?2,289 mph
- What is Pluto's escape velocity?2,707 mph
- How fast is sound in water?3,311 mph
- How fast does a spacecraft orbit the Moon?3,579 mph
- How fast is hypersonic?3,836 mph
- How fast does the Sun spin at its equator?4,467 mph
- How fast was the X-15 rocket plane?4,520 mph
- How fast does Phobos orbit Mars?4,787 mph
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].