Fastest in the World by Category

by Savage Updates: Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt closes out this whole board at 44.7 km/h for the fastest human, which is the funniest possible way to end a list that starts with the Parker Solar Probe at 692,000 km/h. That gap is unreal. NASA and the Guinness World Records crowd put 25 of these together, and the USA is all over the top half: Apollo 10 for fastest crewed spacecraft at 39,937.7, the X-15 for manned aircraft at 7,274, the SR-71 Blackbird for jet aircraft at 3,529.6. Then the UK slides in with Concorde as the fastest passenger jet at 2,179 and ThrustSSC taking land vehicles at 1,228. Ack Attack gives the USA the motorcycle record at 605.7, Japan's L0 Series is the maglev at 603, France's TGV POS the wheeled train at 574.8, and Spirit of Australia is the boat at 511.1. Yangwang U9 Xtreme holds the production car spot for China at 496.2, Eurocopter X3 the hybrid helicopter for France at 472, Westland Lynx the conventional helicopter for the UK at 400.9. Williams FW38 is the F1 car at 378, Fuxing CR400 the train in service for China at 350, and Denise Mueller-Korenek is the cyclist at 296. Sam Groth's tennis serve sits at 263.4, Simon Billy's speed skiing at 255.5, Falcons Flight the roller coaster for Saudi Arabia at 250. JCB Fastrac Two is the tractor at 217.6, Aroldis Chapman the baseball pitch at 170.3, Vestas Sailrocket 2 the sailboat at 121.2, K-222 the submarine at 82.8, and the CTF Finance Centre elevator at 75.6. Every row also carries a flag for whoever owns it.