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Who and what is capable of moving on our planet and beyond it the fastest? HowStuffWorks journalists have compiled the top 10 fastest things known to man today.
In modern physics, it is believed that speed of light in vacuum is the maximum speed of matter particles. Light is studied by scientists as electromagnetic waves or as a stream of photons - elementary particles whose rest mass is equal to zero. These particles can only move at the speed of light and cannot be at rest.
Today it is accepted that the speed of light in vacuum is a constant physical quantity equal to 299 792 458 m/s, or 1,079,252,848.8 km/h. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes and 19 seconds to cover a distance of 150 million kilometers and reach the Earth.
In this material, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with everything "the fastest" that is known to mankind today.
The fastest man on the planet
The title of the fastest man on the planet belongs to the legendary Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt. He set current world records in the 100 meters (9.58 s; Berlin, 2009), 200 meters (19.19 s; Berlin, 2009) and 4x100 meters (36.84 s, London, 2012). The athlete accelerated to maximum speed 37.578 km/h.Former IOC President Jacques Rogge called Bolt a phenomenon in the sport at the time. " Bolt shows these results because he is a phenomenon in terms of genetics and body structure.", the official noted.
The record run of the Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt in the 100 meters haunted scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. They decided to create a mathematical model of a runner and find out what allowed the athlete to run a hundred meters in 9.58.
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Bolt's tall height (195 cm) makes him a tall athlete. On the one hand, it gives an advantage when running, allowing you to take big steps. On the other hand, the athlete experiences more air resistance. Using data from the International Association of Athletics Federations, whose experts used a laser to measure the position of an athlete every 0.1 seconds, scientists calculated that over the course of their record run, more than 92% of energy expended The bolt was spent on overcoming the force of air resistance. Mathematicians compared Bolt's result, shown at the Beijing Olympiad (9.69), with the record of 2009. According to their calculations, without a tailwind in Berlin, which was 0.9 meters per second, Bolt would have come running later, but still would have set a new world record - 9.68 seconds.
The fastest animals
On the groundThe fastest land animal is cheetah. There is evidence in the scientific literature that these felines can develop maximum speed 105 km/h.
To track the movement of cheetahs in the Botswana savanna, scientists have developed a special collar equipped with a GPS module, gyroscopes and an accelerometer. The device was equipped with solar panels that charged the battery during the daytime. Biologists observed the life of five cheetahs for 17 months.
The highest speed recorded during the work of zoologists turned out to be less than previously measured in zoos (93 versus 105 kilometers per hour).
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In water
Able to move faster in water sailboat. This predatory fish lives in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It can reach speeds up to 100 km/h. During a series of tests conducted at the Long Key fishing camp (Florida, USA), the sailboat swam 91 meters in 3 seconds ( 109 km/h).
Sailfish during movement practically does not create friction with water. This is achieved thanks to a special coating in the form of furrows of small outgrowths where water is retained. In fact, it is this water that comes into contact with sea water, and not the body of the fish itself. In addition, the body is perfectly streamlined. All this allows the fish to reach such a high speed of movement.
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The fastest planet
As you know, the earth year lasts 365 days - during this period of time our planet makes a complete revolution around the sun. For comparison, Mercury needs 88 days for this, and Neptune 6000 days.In 2013, using the Kepler space telescope, astronomers managed to detect an exoplanet Kepler-78b. It moves in an orbit 40 times smaller than the orbit of Mercury - the radius of this orbit is only three times the radius of the star itself. Kepler-78b makes a complete revolution around its star in just 8.5 hours and is the main contender for the title of the fastest known planet.
Scientists consider Kepler-78b a real mystery. " We don't know how it formed or how it got to where it is today. All we know is that she won't last long", - says astronomer David Latham. Exoplanet researchers believe that Kepler-78b " will soon fall on a star".
It is worth noting the existence of another candidate for the title of the fastest planet. This is the planet KOI 1843.03, also discovered with the Kepler telescope. Scientists suggest that a year on this planet lasts only 4.5 hours.
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The fastest toilet
Perhaps the strangest participant in this ranking is the "fastest" toilet. The official website of the Guinness Book of Records says that the record belongs to the toilet Bog Standard presented on March 10, 2011 in Milan. It is a motorcycle with a sidecar, equipped with a bathtub, a sink and a basket for dirty laundry. The structure is able to move at speed 68 km/h. |
However, in May 2013, British self-taught inventor Colin Furze demonstrated a toilet on wheels that he designed, which can reach speeds of up to 88 km/h. It took Ferza about a month to create the "miracle technique". Unusual vehicle equipped with a 140 cc engine.
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The fastest wind
For a long time, a small mountain in New Hampshire (1917 meters above sea level) was considered the place where the highest wind speed on Earth was recorded. In April 1934, on Mount Washington, gusts of wind reached 372 km/h. |
In 2010, the automatic weather station on Barrow Island off the coast of Australia recorded record wind speeds - 407 km/h. This is when it comes to our planet.
Michigan State University researchers using the Chandra X-ray Space Observatory have detected the fastest "wind" in the universe blowing from the disk that surrounds the stellar-mass black hole IGR J17091-3624. Stellar-mass black holes are born from the collapse of very massive stars. As a rule, they weigh 5-10 times more than the Sun.
The wind moves at a speed of about 32,000,000 km/h(about 3% of the speed of light). While studying the black hole IGR J17091-3624, scientists also came to an unexpected conclusion: the wind can carry away more material than the black hole has time to capture. " Contrary to popular belief that black holes absorb all the material that approaches them, according to our estimates, up to 95% of the material in the disk around IGR J17091 is thrown into the wind" said lead researcher Ashley King.
The fastest birth
Of course, today we cannot know exactly when the most quick delivery because since time immemorial people have not kept a record of such things. Nevertheless, history knows several cases when childbirth occurred incredibly quickly. |
The first such incident occurred in 2007. British Palak Weiss gave birth to a perfectly healthy girl weighing three and a half kilograms in 2 minutes. The doctors did not even have time to give the thirty-year-old woman in labor an anesthetic, because already 120 seconds after the waters broke, a baby named Vedika was born. Interestingly, while the happy parents were trying to register this achievement, their record was broken by a few seconds by another woman from the UK.
When in 2009 the British Catherine Allen began regular contractions, she and her husband began to rush to the hospital. But, while Katherine was going down the stairs, her waters broke - and then a 3.8-kilogram girl appeared in the light, finding herself in the leg of her mother's sports trousers. Then it was reported that the birth happened so quickly that the woman did not feel any pain.
The fastest production car
American supercar Hennessey Venom GT on February 14, 2014 on the NASA runway at Cape Canaveral accelerated to 435.31 km/h. |
The speed record among production cars was recorded by an authoritative telemetry system. However, the Guinness Book of Records does not recognize this achievement. For the official record, it was necessary to drive in two directions, after which the average speed is calculated. But the Space Center authorities did not allow the Hennessey Venom GT to pass the runway in the opposite direction. In addition, in order to be called a production car according to the rules of the Guinness Book of Records, 30 cars must be produced, and only 29 units were assembled for the Hennessey Venom GT.
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Speaking of the fastest cars, one cannot help but remember the jet car. Thrust SSC, equipped with two Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines with a capacity of 110 thousand horsepower. On October 15, 1997, at the bottom of a dry lake in Nevada, Andy Green accelerated his Thrust SSC to 1227.985 km/h. For the first time, a ground vehicle broke the sound barrier.
Fighter pilot Andy Green later told the story of his record this way: " Before me was the largest tachometer with a scale from 0 to 1000 miles per hour (0-1600 kilometers per hour). When the engine started, I realized that it was not so easy to keep a ten-ton monster that flies at the speed of a rocket on a straight line. My butt was ten centimeters off the ground and it was a terrible feeling. The car went with crazy acceleration, increasing the speed from 320 to 960 kilometers per hour in less than twenty seconds. At around 900 kilometers per hour it got even worse, the car became almost uncontrollable. I remember the eerie howl of air waves forming over the cockpit, I remember the ground rushing under me at incredible speed. I drove a kilometer in three seconds. It was the most wonderful adventure of my life.".
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The real ground speed record belongs to an unmanned vehicle - a rail sled. This is a platform that slides along a special rail track with the help of a rocket engine. She does not have wheels, instead of them special skids are used, which follow the contour of the rails and do not allow the platform to fly off.
April 30, 2003 at Holloman Air Force Base in the United States, the rail sled accelerated to incredible 10,430 km/h(!).
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The fastest object in the universe
One of the fastest objects in our universe was accidentally discovered by astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Scientists studied the jet - a jet of matter, which "spits out" a black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy.  |
Active giant elliptical galaxy M87. A relativistic jet erupts from the center of the galaxy. The second jet may exist, but is not visible from Earth. Image: wikipedia.org |
Scientists believe that the plasma stream escaping from the center of the galaxy moves in a spiral at a speed of 1024 km / s ( 3,686,400 km/h), forming a cone expanding away from the black hole. This character of motion serves as proof that the plasma moves along twisted magnetic field lines.
The M87 galaxy is located in the constellation Virgo at the center of a cluster of about two thousand galaxies, located 50 million light-years from us. The black hole at the center of M87 is several billion times larger than our Sun.
Previously, scientists have compiled from images taken by the Hubble telescope over 13 years of observations, a video that shows how a black hole in the center of the galaxy M87 throws out a jet of hot gas 5 thousand light years long.
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The fastest internet
As reported on the official website of the Guinness Book of Records with reference to data from Cisco, the fastest Internet is available to residents South Korea. Cisco experts recorded the average data download speed in this country in 33.5 Mbps.Last year, a 75-year-old resident of the Swedish city of Karlstad named Sigbritt Lotberg became known to the world as the owner of the world's fastest Internet connection - the speed reaches 40 Gbps. Such a gift elderly woman made by her son Peter, who thus tried to convince Internet providers to invest in the development of high-speed communication channels.
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Peter Lotberg works for Cisco. He developed a technology that made it possible to transmit a signal between routers over a distance of up to 2000 km without the participation of intermediary equipment. With a relatively small investment, Peter provided his mother with access to the World Wide Web at breathtaking speed. Thus, he showed that cheap and at the same time ultra-fast Internet is quite possible.
The fastest superhero
Most of the things presented in this rating are called the fastest because they have officially registered records or educated guesses. Determining the fastest superhero is the hardest.Comic book fans might assume that Flash should be the clear winner. Publisher DC Comics positions its superhero as the fastest person. He is able to reach the speed of light. More precisely, a speed 13 trillion times the speed of light. This means that it can move not only to any point on Earth in a fraction of a second, but to any point in the Universe.
But do not forget about the popular hero of Marvel Comics - the Silver Surfer. He can move in hyperspace, that is, faster than light.
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Silver Surfer. Image: Marvel Comics |
The debate about who is the most fast superhero, are still ongoing.
We told you about the biggest, smallest and strangest things on Earth, but in our opinion, this list should contain the fastest things known to man. Since the beginning of time, humanity has devoted countless hours to making everything from our bodies to our spaceships a little faster. We have a serious need for speed and we are constantly breaking our own records. So, from the fastest text message to the fastest animal, get ready to be left in the dust after checking out this list of the 25 fastest things known to man!
25. The fastest elevator
The current record for the fastest elevator in the world is amazingly slow, at just 73.7 kilometers per hour. The record holder is the elevator at the Shanghai Tower in Tokyo, and this is just one of many super-fast elevators in Asia. The West tends to lag behind in this regard, by comparison: the fastest western elevator, located at the First World Trade Center (1 World Trade Center) in Manhattan, is 37 km per hour.
24. The fastest benchmark
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Speed rapping is becoming more and more common, and it's no surprise that the question of who owns the title of the fastest rapper is often hotly debated. Rebel XD is currently certified as the fastest rapper, capable of uttering 852 syllables in 42.2 seconds, but rappers Ricky Brown and Twista should be mentioned, who previously held this title.
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Cheetah of the sea, sailfish moves at speeds up to 110 km/h. Although these fish are known for having a giant "sail" along their back, they usually hold it against their back to accelerate.
22. The fastest guitarist 
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Long held by John Taylor before being snatched by Taylor Sterling, the title of the world's fastest guitarist belongs to a teenager named Nirvana Bista. Demonstrating an impressive 1600 beats per minute, Nirvana was well ahead of all previous records.
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Since the fastest submerged objects (excluding missiles) in the world are top-secret military vessels, it is difficult to get reliable data on this issue. However, the fastest submarine ever claimed by any government was the Soviet K-222 in 1971. She allegedly could reach speeds of up to 44.85 knots.
20. The fastest animal 
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Today's fastest land animal, the cheetah, can reach speeds of up to 120.7 kilometers per hour, but after about 500 meters it must stop and rest. However, when accelerating, it is simply magnificent, as it can accelerate from 0 to 65 km per hour in about three seconds. This is faster than most stock cars.
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In 1988, American Florence Griffith-Joyner ran the 100m in 10.49 seconds, a record yet to be broken. Approaching her is Tori Bowie, who ran the 100m in 10.85 seconds. Olympic Games 2017.
18. The fastest man
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In 2009, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt broke the world record for the 100 meters in 9.58 seconds. Born in 1986, he became the only sprinter in history to win Olympic gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and relay three consecutive Olympics.
17. The fastest baseball pitcher
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While we all know that every baseball pitcher needs to provide the fastest pitches, some of the fastest pitchers will blow your mind! While the record for the highest average speed pace in the season belongs to Aroldis Chapman, who throws balls at a speed of 160 km per hour without even breaking a sweat, the record for the fastest falling went to Nolan Ryan in 1974, who maintained a speed of movement of 173 km per hour.
16. The fastest crash test
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Although the EuroNCAP Crash Testing Committee's methodology calls for a car to be crashed at just 40 mph to give it a production rating, the creators of Fifth Gear took it a step further when they crashed a Ford Focus, one of the safest cars according to EuroNCAP, against a wall. at a speed of 193 km per hour. Their conclusions? Do not crash your Ford Focus into a wall at 193 km/h.
15. The fastest roller coaster
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With a top speed of 239.7 km/h, Formula Rossa is the fastest roller coaster in the world. Located at Ferrari World in Abu Dubai, United Arab Emirates, they reach top speed in less than 5 seconds using a hydraulic start system.
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The fastest member of the animal kingdom, the high-flying peregrine falcon, can reach speeds of 325 km per hour when it swoops down to catch its prey. These birds are literally at the top of their food chain.
13. The fastest computer
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Although this computer will probably be out of date by the time this page loads on your screen, the fastest computer in the world at the time of this writing is America's Summit supercomputing machine. His maximum speed is 200 petaflops, which means that it can calculate in one second what 6.3 billion people can calculate in a year.
12. The fastest helicopter
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While everyone knows that pilots are the coolest on Earth, helicopter pilots are usually not considered. Today, the fastest helicopter in the world is the hybrid Eurocopter X3, which reaches an incredible speed of 471.5 km per hour. Let's talk about fast flight!
11. The fastest production car
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At the time of this writing, the fastest production car is the Hennessey Venom F5, capable of reaching speeds of 301 km/h. You can get one for yourself if you send a request to the owner of the company and buy it for favorable price at 1.6 million dollars. This price is not at all small compared to some of the most expensive cars in the world.
10. The fastest tornado
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Technically, when we say "fastest tornado" we are referring to wind speed, not forward movement. With that said, the fastest wind speed was measured in an F5 tornado near Oklahoma City in 1999. Given a speed of 484 km per hour, on the Fujita scale, this means that the tornado almost went into the F6 category, and not a single tornado was ever classified as an F6.
9. The fastest train
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The Japanese SCMaglev train is currently considered a fast train, with a test speed of 603 km/h. However, due to safety law, most countries limit the speed of trains. At present, China's Fuxing train is the fastest operating train, reaching speeds of 350 km per hour. (Japanese train speed is limited to 320 km per hour).
8. The fastest ship
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The World Record for Unlimited Water Speed is the officially recognized fastest speed that a watercraft can reach. This record is currently held by the Spirit of Australia, which exceeded 511 kph on Blowering Dam in 1978. It's amazing that this record has yet to be broken, but don't worry, numerous contenders from all over the world keep trying!
7. The fastest non-serial car
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On October 15, 1997, a Thrust SSC jet car reached 1228 km per hour. Driven by pilot Andy Green and driven through the Nevada desert, this car was the first to break the sound barrier. A new version of the Bloodhound SSC, also piloted by Andy Green, is currently being tested to try and break this record.
6. The fastest manned aircraft
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The North American X-15 was part of the X-series aircraft produced for the US Air Force in the 1950s. He currently holds the record for the fastest flight among manned jet aircraft, reaching a speed of 7273 km per hour. Not only do they fly very fast, they also fly high enough to enter the atmosphere. Neil Armstrong was one of the X-15 test pilots.
5. The fastest text message
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Each of us has probably sent one or two text messages in our lifetime. However, the fastest text message sent was "toothed piranhas of the genus Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In fact, they rarely attack a person, ”it took only 17 seconds. This one, installed by Marcel Filho in 2014, is still unbeaten.
4. The fastest eater 
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Now Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (Joey “Jaws” Chestnut) is officially recognized as world champion International Federation Competitive Nutrition (International Federation of Competitive Eating). In 2018, he broke the world record when he swallowed 74 hot dogs (including rolls) in 10 minutes, breaking the previous record.
3. The fastest spaceship 
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Calculating the speed of a spacecraft is much more difficult than just timing it with a stopwatch. You have to consider many possible frames of reference, two popular ones being the Earth and the Sun. The fastest spacecraft, measured by heliocentric speed (i.e., relative to our Sun), was Helios 2, which reached an astounding speed of 246,960 km per hour.
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While theoretically, scientists claim that the speed of some phenomena (like the big bang) can be faster than the speed of light, the fastest speed we could record was the speed of light at 1,079,252,848 km per hour.
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Although it was only recently that we talked about the fact that the fastest particles in the universe are photons (i.e. light), since Einstein presented his theory, scientists have continued to argue whether this is really the case. While tachyons have previously been hypothesized as particles moving faster than the speed of light, CERN recently completed experiments in which a neutrino was discovered, allegedly capable of covering the distance between Geneva Switzerland (Geneva Switzerland) and Gran Sasso (Gran Sasso) in Italy for 60 nanoseconds faster than light. However, until now, the organization has refrained from drawing conclusions on this experiment, so the photon still remains the main one.
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15. Most fast man
Usain St. Leo Bolt, born August 21, 1986, is a Jamaican runner. Bolt holds the Olympic and world records for the fastest 100 meters (9.69 seconds), 200 meters (19.30 seconds) and 4x100 meters (37.10 seconds). Bolt became the first person (since Carl Lewis did so in 1984) to win three categories at the same Olympics, and the first person in the world to set world records in three categories. His name and sprint accomplishments led to him being quickly dubbed "Lightning Bolt" by the media.
14. The fastest production car
The Bugatti Veyron is no longer the fastest car in the world. After numerous tweaks, Barabus has officially unveiled the TKR: the new supercar from 1005 horsepower, and, according to the automaker, the car is capable of accelerating to 98 km / h in 1.67 seconds. What's more, its top speed is 270 mph, 20 more than the Veyron. All its power comes from a 6-litre V8 twin-turbo engine with twin intercoolers.
13. The fastest land animal
The world's fastest land animal is a marvel of cheetah evolution. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, this slender, long-legged feline is built for speed. Its spotted coat, small head and ears make the cheetah one of Africa's most easily recognizable big cats.
12. The fastest computer
K computer - a Japanese supercomputer created by Fujitsu is a unique supercomputer. Currently the fastest computer in the world. It was activated in 2011, after being installed at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research in the Japanese city of Kobe. The supercomputer operates with a maximum performance of 8.162 petaflops (8.162 quadrillion operations per second!). This is the only supercomputer of its kind that contains in its design a large number of innovative ideas.
The sailboat is the only kind in the genus of sailboats that lives in the warm waters of all the oceans of the world. As a rule, the color of the fish varies from blue to gray, it has a characteristic dorsal fin that is stretched along the entire back. Another feature of this fish is an elongated nose, reminiscent of a swordfish. The fish swims at a speed of 110 km / h, today this is the highest speed that fish can develop. If this fish could move on land, it could easily overtake a driver driving on a highway.
10. The fastest train
In Japan, there was a recent test demonstration of the JR-Maglev MLX01 train, which reaches a speed of about 581 km / h, which is somewhat faster than the movement of any other train. The new train uses superconducting magnets in its operation, which leave a large gap for the operation of a repulsive type of electrodynamic suspension. This train, created by the central Japanese railway company JR Central and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has been the fastest in the world for several years now.
Insano is the highest waterslide in the world (41 meters), it is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Its height is equivalent to the height of a 14-story building. As a consequence of its height and inclination, it provides a very fast descent, 4-5 seconds at a speed of about 105 km/h. Because of these characteristics, the slide is considered the most extreme in the world. At the end of the journey, you will have a dip in a relaxing pool.
K-222, formerly K-162, was the only Papa ever built ("Papa" being the western name for the Soviet Union submarine Anchar). Its construction was postponed on December 28, 1963 and resumed again only on December 31, 1969. She served the Soviet Northern Fleet throughout her "career". It was the fastest submarine in the world, on tests it reached record speed at 44.7 knots. However, the price of high speed was also high - huge costs in the production process, as well as high noise levels and significant damage to the hull during operation.
7. The fastest manned aircraft
The North American rocket-powered X-15 aircraft was part of the X-series of experimental aircraft that were built for the US Air Force, NASA, and the US Navy. The X-15's speed and altitude were record-breaking for the 1960s as the aircraft managed to reach the edge of outer space and return with valuable data. He still holds the world record for the most fast speed ever achieved by a manned aircraft. During the X-15 program, 13 of the flights were rated as space flights by the US Air Force because they exceeded an altitude of 80 km, thus, the pilots received the status of astronauts. The highest speed was recorded by the pilot Pete Knight (Pete Knight) during his flight - 7273 km / h.
6. The fastest helicopter
We now know that the maximum rotor speed of a helicopter can theoretically reach just over 250 miles per hour. Therefore, at the European Airshow, which took place on August 6, 1986, the Westland Lynx ZB500 helicopter, which reached a speed of 249.1 miles per hour (400.8 km / h), is the fastest helicopter in the world.
5. The fastest ... wind
On May 3, 1999, when a tornado visited the US state of Oklahoma, scientists recorded the highest wind speed ever recorded. It was about 318 miles per hour, while the tornado killed 4 people and destroyed 250 houses. Before that, the fastest wind was considered to be a tornado that again visited Oklahoma, but already in 1991, then its speed was 286 miles per hour. On the Fujita Scale (F0-F6), the 1999 tornado was less than 1 mile short of being classified as an F6. No tornado in the world has ever received this level.
The peregrine falcon is a bird of prey of the falcon family. The size of a gray crow, the falcon has a beautiful blue-gray color of the back, a light mottled belly, black top head and pronounced "black mustache". This bird is considered the fastest in the world, as it can reach speeds in a dive flight of more than 322 km/h.
3. The fastest spacecraft
New Horizons is NASA's robotic spacecraft currently on its way to the planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to study Pluto and its moons (Charon, Nyx and Hydra). New Horizons was launched on January 19, 2006 at a speed of 16.26 km per second. Thus, he left the Earth at the fastest speed ever. It will approach Pluto on July 14, 2015.
In modern physics, light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, its speed in empty space is a fundamental constant. The speed of light in vacuum is 299792245.8 m/s. This is the highest speed of anything that a person has been able to record. If you could travel around the perimeter of the earth's equator at the speed of light, then you could go around the entire planet in 1 second almost 8 times. Although the scientific community has not yet been able to accurately confirm the existence of something that would move faster than the speed of light, there is an assumption about superluminal particles, which are number 1 on our list.
1. Superluminal particles
Tachyons are a supposed class of particles that are able to travel faster than the speed of light. The idea of tachyons was first proposed by the physicist Arnold Sommerfeld. The word tachyon comes from the Greek tachus, which means "quick". Tachyons have a strange property: when they lose energy, they begin to pick up speed. Therefore, when tachyons receive energy, they slow down. The slowest speed of tachyons is said to be the speed of light.
Almost everyone likes speed. The idea that you can move faster than anyone else inspired man to create ever more perfect things.
The fastest person
Usain St. Leo Bolt - outstanding Jamaican sprinter, three times Olympic champion 2008, 5-time world champion. The current holder of world records in the 100 (9.58 seconds, Berlin 2009) and 200 meters (19.19 seconds, Berlin 2009), as well as in the 4 × 100 meters relay as part of the Jamaican team (37.04 seconds, Daegu 2011) ). Is the first person in history athletics who set world records at three of these distances at one Olympics. For his name and achievements, he received the nickname "Lightning".
The fastest land animal
The fastest land animal is the cheetah, a marvel of evolution. He is able to run at a speed of 115 km/h. The body of a cheetah, flexible, with long limbs, is simply made for speed.
The fastest computer
IBM Roadrunner is a supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, USA. Was the world's fastest supercomputer in 2009.
The fastest fish
The sailboat is the only species in the genus sailboat and the fastest swimming fish in the world. The sailboat lives in the warm waters of all oceans. Has a blue and blue color and has hallmark- a fin, similar to a sail, running along the entire length of the back. Another sign is an oblong protrusion on the muzzle. These fish develop speeds up to 110 km/h.
The fastest train
A test site was built in Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan, where on December 2, 2003, an experimental train of three MLX01 modification cars set an absolute speed record for rail transport - 581 km / h. JR-Maglev uses electrodynamic suspension with superconducting magnets (EDS) installed both on the train and on the track. Residents of the prefecture can ride the train for free, and 100,000 people have already done so.
The fastest water slide
Insano is the fastest water slide in the world with a height of 41 m. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. In height, the slide can catch up with a 14-story building. Insano provides a very fast descent - in 4-5 seconds the speed develops up to 105 km / h.
The fastest underwater vehicle
K-222 is a second-generation Soviet nuclear submarine armed with P-70 Amethyst cruise missiles, the only ship built according to project 661 Anchar. The fastest submarine in the world, reaching speeds of over 80 km / h (42 knots) underwater. However, for such a speed had to pay a lot both in terms of money and high level noise and great damage to the hull.
The fastest manned aircraft
The X-15 is an experimental US rocket-propelled aircraft equipped with rocket engines. The aircraft holds the record as the fastest in the world. He reached speeds of up to 7273 km / h under the control of pilot Pete Knight.
The fastest helicopter
Westland "Lynx" - British multi-purpose helicopter. On August 6, 1986, during demonstration flights on the Lynx with a modified engine and special rotor blades, a world speed record for helicopters was set (400.87 km / h).
The fastest wind
On May 3, 1999, during a tornado in Oklahoma, scientists measured the speed of the fastest wind. It amounted to 511 km / h. That day, the tornado killed 4 people and destroyed 250 houses.
The fastest bird
The peregrine falcon is a bird of prey from the falcon family, common on all continents except Antarctica. It can reach speeds of 322 km/h in a dive.
The fastest space ship
"New Horizons" (New Horizons) - NASA's automatic interplanetary station, designed to study Pluto and its natural satellite Charon. The New Horizons station was launched on January 19, 2006. It left the vicinity of the Earth at the highest speed of all spacecraft. At the time of turning off the engines, it was 16.21 km / s.
The fastest thing in the world
In modern physics, light is considered the fastest thing in the universe. The speed of light in vacuum is 299.792.458 m/s. If you travel at such a speed around the equator, then in 1 second you will go around it a lot 7.4 times.
1. The fastest person
Usain St. Leo Bolt, born August 21, 1986, is a Jamaican runner. Boult holds the Olympic and world records for the fastest 100 meters (9.69 seconds), 200 meters (19.30 seconds) and 4x100 meters (37.10 seconds).
Boult became the first person (since Carl Lewis did so in 1984) to win three categories at the same Olympics, and the first person in the world to set world records in three categories.
His name and sprint accomplishments led to him being quickly dubbed "lightning Boult" by the media.
2. The fastest land animal
The world's fastest land animal is a marvel of cheetah evolution. It is capable of speeds up to 70 miles per hour.
This slender, long-legged feline is built for speed. Its spotted coat, small head and ears make the cheetah one of Africa's most easily recognizable big cats.
3. The fastest fish
The sailboat is the only species in the genus of sailboats that lives in the warm waters of all the oceans of the world. As a rule, the color of the fish varies from blue to gray, it has a characteristic dorsal fin that is stretched along the entire back.
Another feature of this fish is an elongated nose, reminiscent of a swordfish. The fish swims at a speed of 110 km / h, today this is the highest speed that fish can reach. If this fish could move on land, it could easily overtake a driver driving on a highway.
4. The fastest bird
The peregrine falcon is a bird of prey of the falcon family. The size of a gray crow, the falcon has a beautiful blue-gray back, a light mottled belly, a black upper part of the head and a pronounced "black mustache".
This bird is considered the fastest in the world, as it can reach speeds in a dive flight of more than 322 km/h.
5. Superluminal particles
Tachyons are a supposed class of particles that are able to travel faster than the speed of light. The idea of tachyons was first proposed by the physicist Arnold Sommerfeld. The word tachyon comes from the Greek tachus, which means "fast" and is perhaps the fastest thing on earth.
Tachyons have a strange property: when they lose energy, they begin to pick up speed. Therefore, when tachyons receive energy, they slow down. The slowest speed of tachyons is said to be the speed of light.
6. The fastest recorded thing
In modern physics, light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, its speed in empty space is a fundamental constant. The speed of light in vacuum is 2997922458 m/s. This is the highest speed of anything that a person has been able to record.
If you could travel around the perimeter of the earth's equator at the speed of light, then you could go around the entire planet in 1 second almost 8 times.
Although the scientific community has not yet been able to accurately confirm the existence of something that would move faster than the speed of light, but there is an assumption about superluminal particles, which have already been mentioned.
7. The fastest spacecraft
New Horizons is NASA's robotic spacecraft currently on its way to the planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to study Pluto and its moons (Charon, Nyx and Hydra).
New Horizons was launched on January 19, 2006 at a speed of 16.26 km per second. Thus, he left the Earth at the fastest speed ever. It will approach Pluto on July 14, 2015.
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The fastest computer
Roadrunner is a unique supercomputer built by IBM at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico in the USA. 
Currently the world's fastest computer, costing $133 million, runs at a peak performance of 1.7 petaflops (1 quadrillion operations per second!).
This is the only supercomputer of its kind, containing a large number of innovative ideas in its design.
9. The fastest production car
The Bugatti Veyron is no longer the fastest car in the world. After numerous tweaks, Barabus has officially unveiled the TKR: a new supercar with 1,005 horsepower, and according to the automaker, the car can hit 98 km/h in 1.67 seconds. 
What's more, its top speed is 270 mph, 20 more than the Veyron. All its power comes from a 6-litre V8 twin-turbo engine with twin intercoolers.
10. The fastest train
In Japan, there was a recent test demonstration of the JR-Maglev MLX01 train, which reaches a speed of about 581 km / h, which is somewhat faster than the movement of any other train. The new train uses superconducting magnets in its operation, which leave a large gap for the operation of a repulsive type of electrodynamic suspension. 
This train, created by the central Japanese railway company JR Central and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has been the fastest in the world for several years now.
11. The fastest submarine
K-222, formerly K-162, was the only Papa ever built ("Papa" being the western name for the Soviet Union submarine Anchar). Its construction was postponed on December 28, 1963 and resumed again only on December 31, 1969.
She served the Soviet Northern Fleet throughout her "career". It was the fastest submarine in the world, reaching a record speed of 44.7 knots during trials.
However, the price of high speed was also high - huge costs in the production process, as well as high noise levels and significant damage to the hull during operation.
12. The fastest manned aircraft
The North American rocket-powered X-15 aircraft was part of the X-series of experimental aircraft that were built for the US Air Force, NASA, and the US Navy.
The X-15's speed and altitude were record-breaking for the 1960s as the aircraft managed to reach the edge of outer space and return with valuable data. It still holds the world record for the fastest speed ever achieved by a manned aircraft.
During the X-15 program, 13 of the flights were rated as space flights by the US Air Force because they exceeded an altitude of 80 km, thus, the pilots received the status of astronauts. The highest speed was recorded by the pilot Pete Knight (Pete Knight) during his flight - 7273 km / h.
13. The fastest helicopter
We now know that the maximum rotor speed of a helicopter can theoretically reach just over 250 miles per hour.
Therefore, at the European Airshow, which took place on August 6, 1986, the Westland Lynx ZB500 helicopter, which reached a speed of 249.1 miles per hour (400.8 km / h), is the fastest helicopter in the world.
14. The fastest water slide
Insano is the highest waterslide in the world (41 meters), it is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Its height is equivalent to the height of a 14-story building. As a consequence of its height and inclination, it provides a very fast descent, 4-5 seconds at a speed of about 105 km/h. 
Because of these characteristics, the slide is considered the most extreme in the world. At the end of the journey, you will have a dip in a relaxing pool.
15. The fastest ... wind
On May 3, 1999, when a tornado visited the US state of Oklahoma, scientists recorded the highest wind speed ever recorded.
It was about 318 miles per hour, while the tornado killed 4 people and destroyed 250 houses. Before that, the fastest wind was considered to be a tornado that again visited Oklahoma, but already in 1991, then its speed was 286 miles per hour.
On the Fujita Scale (F0-F6), the 1999 tornado was less than 1 mile short of being classified as an F6. No tornado in the world has ever received this level.
