How fast does a parachute come down?
18 km/hAbout 11.2 mph · Run
About 5 m a second under an open canopy.
That's about 32% of a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🪂18 km/h
🛗an escalator
By speed: an open parachute is about 10× faster than an escalator.
Things about as fast
- How fast was the first car?16 km/h
- How fast does the Moon spin at its equator?16.7 km/h
- How fast can a pig run?17 km/h
- How fast can a crocodile run?17 km/h
- How fast did the Moon buggy go?18 km/h
- How fast does a ski chairlift go?18 km/h
- How fast is a Segway?20 km/h
- How fast can a Komodo dragon run?20 km/h
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