SpeedrooHow fast does food travel down your esophagus?
354 ft/hAbout 108 m/h · Creep
Swallowing pushes food down in waves at about 1.2 inches (3 cm) a second, so a bite takes several seconds.
A red kangaroo at full speed, about 35 mph (56 km/h), is about 520 times faster.
🍔354 ft/h
🐌a banana slug
By speed: swallowed food is about 11× faster than a banana slug.
Things about as fast
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- How fast does ketchup pour?148 ft/h
- How fast does a sunflower sea star move?197 ft/h
- How fast does a Mars rover drive?499 ft/h
- How fast does a cassette tape play?563 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
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].