I was watching a SciFi tv show where large objects had an outer speed limit of 18000 kph and that got me wondering what things in everyday life are faster than even 500 kph.
I know bullets can be fast, but they are not exactly everyday life (at least in my life).
I included mass for obvious relativistic reasons.
In Japan, everyday life could involve this thing.
Are you sure that video isn’t playing at 2x speed?
I’ve seen videos of bullet trains before, and while they’re fast, I don’t think they’re that fast.
Yes, it is
Huh. That’s disappointing.
China just hit a record with a high speed train that can hit over 700mph in under 2 seconds. They go extremely fast. They break the sound barrier. The front is shaped the way it is so when it enters tunnels, it doesn’t blow shit up from the pressure it creates due to its speed.
To be clear, the thing that hit 700 km/h (a different unit from mph) in under 2 seconds was essentially a sled. Not a full train car.
Japanese trains go up to 320 km/h on current lines.
Anyway, the camera movements in the video kinda look sped up too.
Here is the same video without being sped up
Here is a future Japanese bullet train doing 500 km/h if they build out the maglev line.