Overall length8.5 hundredths m
4.2 thousandthsCricket pitches
28.3 millionChip transistors
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Badminton Shuttlecock
The feathered projectile that is the fastest racket sport object/Sports
A competition shuttlecock has 16 goose feathers embedded in a cork base covered with kid leather. It can leave a racket at over 400 km/h but decelerates rapidly due to its high drag. The unique aerodynamic profile causes it to always fly cork-first after being struck.
Measurements
Feather spread diameter6.7 hundredths m
457 millionthsGreat Pyramid heights
2.7 tenthsScrewdriver lengths
1.7 thousandthsWater tower heights
Cork base diameter2.8 hundredths m
1.9 tenthsSandwich halves
4.7 hundredthsTumbleweed diameters
32.9 millionGlucose molecules
Mass5 thousandths kg
35.7 billionthsBlue whales
27.8 millionthsMale gorillas
25 millionthsMotorcycles
Maximum recorded speed137 m/s
114 billionFingernail growths
2.93MLB fastballs
4 tenthsSpeeds of sound
493 km/h
Feather length6.5 hundredths m
4.33Blueberry diameters
295 millionSilicon atoms