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Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal. (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's only "fast" because it's just falling.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ok buddy, let's see you pull out of a terminal velocity (180mph) head first dive.

As any pilot will tell you; if you manage to pull out of a dive it's not falling out of the sky, it's aerobatics.

Ontop of this, it's catching prey in it's talons, let's see you try and grab anything when traveling at 180mph in any direction.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've ridden in an airplane before, it's not difficult.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bet you coulda outran pompeiis lava flows too

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

In an airplane? Probably.