
Can you run as fast as The Flash?
Mysteries of Science
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The Human Speed Limit
The fastest person on Earth currently is Usain Bolt. In 2009, he broke the world speed record for the 100-meter sprint in just 9.58 seconds. So that's like an average speed of 23 miles an hour across the whole race. And I think his top speed was something like 27 miles an hour,. But it might sound slow, obviously, compared to the speed of light.
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