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.

    • ramble81@lemmy.zip
      8·
      12 hours ago

      Don’t know where you’re saying that. There were over 14,000 gun related deaths in the US in 2025. That’s more than 38/day and that’s not including non-fatal shootings. January 1st saw over 90 deaths alone.

      No fewer than 19 people were shot and killed each day in the United States. (One of those least deadly days was in Q4, on November 24).

      One of many reports. When you have that many, it very much is a “daily occurrence” in the US.

      • bitjunkie@lemmy.world
        23·
        8 hours ago

        We’re a country of a third of a billion, so even as astronomically high as 19/day is, it by no means makes it an everyday occurrence for every single one of us.