15 أسرع الأشياء في الكون 15 Fastest Things In The Universe

Almost everybody likes speed. The thought
of going faster than anyone else has inspired man: everything from
countless drag racing movie scenes to the use of steroids in pursuit of
the title of “World’s Fastest Human”. I knew a few of the “fastest
things” below – the fastest animal and bird – but was surprised about
several of the others. While researching info for a completely different
project, I stumbled upon the M1-J10, the world’s fastest tank. It was
so surprising, I checked on some other “things that go fast”. This list
is the result.
15Fastest Man






Usain St. Leo Bolt C.D (born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter.
Bolt holds the Olympic and world records for the 100 meters at 9.69
seconds, the 200 meters at 19.30 seconds and, along with his teammates,
the 4×100 meters relay at 37.10 seconds, all set at the 2008 Summer
Olympics. Bolt became the first man to win all three events at a single
Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man in history to set
world records in all three at a single Olympics. His name and
achievements in sprinting have earned him the media nickname
“‘Lightning’ Bolt”. At the 2009 Berlin World Championships on Sunday 16
August, he won the 100m final in a world record time of 9.58
seconds.
14Fastest Production Car





The Bugatti Veyron may no longer be the world’s fastest car. Today —
following a number of teasers and leaks — Barabus officially unveiled
the TKR: a 1005 horsepower supercar the automaker says is capable of
doing zero to 98kph in 1.67 seconds. What’s more, the car reportedly
has a top speed of 270 mph — nearly 20 more than the Veyron. Power comes
from a 6.0 liter V8 twin-turbocharged with dual intercoolers.
13Fastest Land Animal





The fastest land animal in the world, the cheetah is a marvel of
evolution. Capable of running up to 70 miles per hour, the cheetah’s
slender, long-legged body is built for speed. Its spotted coat, small
head and ears, and distinctive “tear stripes” from the corner of the
eyes down the sides of the nose make the cheetah highly recognizable
among the large cats of Africa.
12Fastest Computer





Roadrunner is a supercomputer built by IBM at the Los Alamos National
Laboratory in New Mexico, USA. Currently the world’s fastest computer,
the US$133-million Roadrunner is designed for a peak performance of 1.7
petaflops (1 petaflop = over 10^15/1,000,000,000,000,000/ 1 quadrillion
calculations per second!), achieving 1.026 on May 25, 2008, and to be
the world’s first TOP500 Linpack sustained 1.0 petaflops system. It is a
one-of-a-kind supercomputer, built from off the shelf parts, with many
novel design features.
11Fastest Fish






Sailfish are two species of fishes in the genus Istiophorus, living
in warmer sections of all the oceans of the world. They are blue to grey
in color and have a characteristic erectile dorsal fin known as a sail,
which often stretches the entire length of the back. Another notable
characteristic is the elongated bill, resembling that of the swordfish
and other marlins. Individuals have been clocked at speeds of up to 110
km/h (70 mph), which is the highest speed reliably reported in a fish.
If this fish could travel on land, it can easily outrace a driver on a
typical freeway. (Imagine the wreckage if this thing crashed…*stab*)
10Fastest Train






Japan has a demonstration line in Yamanashi prefecture where test
trains JR-Maglev MLX01 have reached 581 km/h (367 mph), slightly faster
than any wheeled trains (the current TGV speed record is 574.8 km/h,
357.0 mph). These trains use superconducting magnets which allow for a
larger gap, and repulsive-type electrodynamic suspension (EDS). In
comparison Transrapid uses conventional electromagnets and
attractive-type electromagnetic suspension (EMS). These “Superconducting
Maglev Shinkansen”, developed by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR
Central) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, are currently the fastest trains
in the world, achieving a record speed of 581 km/h on December 2, 2003.
Yamanashi Prefecture residents (and government officials) can sign up
to ride this for free, and some 100,000 have done so already.
9Fastest Water Slide






The Insano is the highest water slide in the world at 41 meters high,
a record listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Its height is
equivalent to that of a 14-story building. As a consequence of its
height and slope, this water slide provides an extremely rapid descent –
taking between four and five seconds – at a speed of 105 km/h (65mph).
Because of these characteristics, the Insano is considered the most
extreme of this type of equipment on the planet. At the end of the
track, the Insano provides you with a relaxing dive into the swimming
pool.
8Fastest Submersible





K-222, formerly K-162, was the only Papa ever constructed (“Papa” is
the western name for the Soviet Union’s Anchar submarine class). It was
laid down December 28, 1963, and commissioned on December 31, 1969, at
Severodvinsk. It was assigned to the Soviet Northern Fleet for the
duration of its career. It was the world’s fastest submarine, reaching a
record speed of 44.7 knots on trials. However, that speed came at the
price of high costs during construction, and both excessive noise and
significant damage to hull features when used.




7Fastest Manned Plane





The North American X-15 rocket-powered aircraft was part of the
X-series of experimental aircraft, initiated with the Bell X-1, that
were made for the USAF, NASA, and the USN. The X-15 set speed and
altitude records in the early 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space
and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design.
It currently holds the world record for the fastest speed ever reached
by a manned aircraft. During the X-15 program, 13 of the flights (by
eight pilots) met the USAF spaceflight criteria by exceeding the
altitude of 50 miles (80.47 km. 264,000ft.), thus qualifying the pilots
for astronaut status; some pilots also qualified for NASA astronaut
wings. Its fastest speed recorded is 4,519 mph (7,273 km/h) while manned
by pilot Pete Knight.
6Fastest Helicopter





Keep in mind that the maximum speed a rotor helicopter can reach, in
theory, before spinning out of control is just over 250 miles per hour.
Now that you know that, at an European air show on August 6, 1986 a
Westland Lynx ZB500, that was slightly modified, reached a speed of
249.1 miles per hour or 400.8 km/h, making it the world’s fastest
helicopter.
5Fastest Wind






On May 3, 1999 as tornadoes ravaged Oklahoma scientists measured the
highest recorded wind speed at about 7:00 p.m. near Moore, Oklahoma. A
wind speed of 318 mph was recorded where a tornado killed four people
and destroyed 250 homes. The fastest wind measured prior was 286 mph on
April 26, 1991 in a tornado near Red Rock, Oklahoma. The 318 mph speed
placed the tornado 1 mph below an F6 on the 0 to 6 Fujita scale. No
tornado has ever been classified as an F6.
4Fastest Bird






The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the
Peregrine, and historically as the “Duck Hawk” in North America, is a
cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is a large,
crow-sized falcon, with a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a
black head and “moustache”. It can reach speeds over 322 km/h (200 mph)
in a dive, making it the fastest animal in the world.
3Fastest Spacecraft






New Horizons is a NASA robotic spacecraft mission currently en route
to the planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by
and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, and Hydra. New Horizons was
launched on 19 January 2006 directly into an Earth-and-solar-escape
trajectory. It had an Earth-relative velocity of about 16.26 km/s or
58,536 km/h (10.1 mps or 36,360 mph) after its last engine shut down.
Thus, it left Earth at the fastest speed ever recorded. It will arrive
at Pluto on 14 July 2015 then continue into the Kuiper belt.
2Fastest Thing Recorded





In modern physics, light is regarded as the fastest thing in the
universe, and its velocity in empty space as a fundamental constant of
nature. The speed of light in a vacuum is presently defined to be
exactly 299,792,458 m/s (about 186,282.397 miles per second). That’s
basically the fastest thing the human species has ever experienced
today. If you travel around the earth’s equator at the speed of light
you will travel around the entire planet earth 7.4 times in
approximately one second. While we have not been able to discover
anything faster, there is speculation about superluminal particles –
which leads us to number one on the list:
1Superluminosity





Tachyons are a putative class of particles which able to travel
faster than the speed of light. Tachyons were first proposed by
physicist Arnold Sommerfeld, and named by Gerald Feinberg. The word
tachyon derives from the Greek tachus, meaning “speedy.” Tachyons have
the strange properties that, when they lose energy, they gain speed.
Consequently, when tachyons gain energy, they slow down. The slowest
speed possible for tachyons is the speed of light.