SpeedrooHow fast does the Mississippi River flow at its source?
1.2 mphAbout 1.93 km/h · Run
About 1.2 mph (1.9 km/h) at Lake Itasca in Minnesota, the National Park Service says, where you can wade across it.
A red kangaroo at full speed, about 35 mph (56 km/h), is about 29 times faster.
🏞️1.2 mph
📼a cassette tape
By speed: the Mississippi's source is about 11× faster than a cassette tape.
Things about as fast
- How fast did NASA's crawler-transporter move?5,249 ft/h
- How fast does film run through a movie projector?1.02 mph
- How fast does an escalator move?1.12 mph
- How fast is 1 knot?1.15 mph
- How fast does the fastest spider run?1.18 mph
- How fast does a 33⅓ vinyl record spin at its edge?1.19 mph
- How fast does a mosquito fly?1.24 mph
- How fast does an emperor penguin walk?1.24 mph
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].