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How many Acela trains is 80 miles per hour?
80 miles per hour is roughly half of an Acela train.
That's roughly
halfof an Acela train
Assuming one Acela train tops out at 150 mph (241 km/h, if you insist).
Also equal to
- 🏁a thirdof a stock car at Talladega
- ⚾three-quartersof a 100-mph fastball
- 🦅almost onediving bald eagle
- 🚛1.1interstate truckers
- 🚐3.2minivans in a school zone
- 🐊4sprinting alligators
The math
One Acela train tops out at 150 mph, or 241 km/h in metric. 80 miles per hour is 129 km/h. Divide one by the other:
129 km/h ÷ 241 km/h ≈ 0.53 Acela trains
Yes, we did the math in metric. Someone had to.