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How many Acela trains is 55 miles per hour?
55 miles per hour is roughly a third of an Acela train.
That's roughly
a thirdof an Acela train
Assuming one Acela train tops out at 150 mph (241 km/h, if you insist).
Also equal to
- 🏁a quarterof a stock car at Talladega
- ⚾halfof a 100-mph fastball
- 🦅two-thirdsof a diving bald eagle
- 🚛three-quartersof an interstate trucker
- 🚐2.2minivans in a school zone
- 🐊2.8sprinting alligators
The math
One Acela train tops out at 150 mph, or 241 km/h in metric. 55 miles per hour is 88.5 km/h. Divide one by the other:
88.5 km/h ÷ 241 km/h ≈ 0.37 Acela trains
Yes, we did the math in metric. Someone had to.