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Comment on 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.

somePotato@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

To be faaaair, the cheetah reaches 100+ km/h on it’s own merits, the dumb falcon just falls really fast If you drop a whale from space it will probably beat that speed record while falling, the falcon doesn’t get extra credit just because he can get up there and survive without help

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Willy@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
A bowl of petunias would beat the falcon at some points in its descent from space. Possibly over and over again.

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DroneRights@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Okay, show me a cheetah running in microgravity.

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Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
There ain’t no way a whale’s terminal velocity reaches 240 mph. The falcon’s credit comes from the fact that it can make itself so aerodynamic.

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