SpeedrooHow fast does a stadium wave travel?
26.8 mphAbout 43.2 km/h · Run
A 2002 study in Nature found about 27 mph (12 m/s), roughly 20 seats a second.
That's about 77% of a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🙌26.8 mph
🌹the Rose Parade
By speed: a stadium wave is about 11× faster than the Rose Parade.
Things about as fast
- How fast was the Titanic going when it hit the iceberg?25.3 mph
- How fast was the fastest Tour de France?26.2 mph
- How fast was the fastest sail around the world?26.3 mph
- How fast is Disney World's Space Mountain?27 mph
- How fast does a horse gallop?27.3 mph
- How fast is Usain Bolt at top speed?27.8 mph
- How fast is a US Class 3 e-bike allowed to go?28 mph
- How fast did Boston Dynamics' Cheetah robot run?28.3 mph
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].