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Can Sonic Outrun a 747?

Here’s how fast the famous hedgehog really is…

We all know Sonic the Hedgehog is really, really fast. Since his debut on the Sega Genesis in 1991, the Blue Blur has zoomed through giant pinball machines, run Olympic races against his ’90s rival Mario, and sped through Hydrocity battling bosses.

But how does he compare to the fastest things on Earth? Could Sonic outrun a cheetah? A Bugatti?

We ran the numbers. Here are the results:

27 mph
Fastest human (Usain Bolt)
75 mph
Fastest land animal (cheetah)
108 mph
Fastest baseball pitch (Nolan Ryan)
305 mph
Fastest car (Bugatti Chiron)
654 mph
Fastest commercial airplane (Boeing 747-8i)
763 mph
Current land speed world record
767 mph
Sonic the Hedgehog
At that speed, he could run around the world in less than a day!
Also 767 mph
Speed of sound at 68 degrees Fahrenheit
18,000 mph
Space shuttle launch
186,000 miles per second
Speed of light

Now it’s your turn

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