Top 5 Fastest Things in the World (2018)

Through the emerging and upgrading standards of technology, things are becoming faster and faster day by day. Things advance and upgrade quickly in the world of fast. From different deadly animals, to cars, machines, people and things, here are the top 5 fastest things in the world (2018).

So let’s get started with the list of top 5 blistering fast things of the world (2018)-

1. Fastest Animal (Peregrine Falcon):

If you think that the fastest animal present in the world is Cheetah then review your information once again. Peregrine Falcon is considered to be the fastest animal present in the entire world. Also known as ‘Duck Hawk’ in the state of Northern America, reaches a top speed of 240 miles per hour in order to hunt the ducks. Cheetah can achieve only 70 miles per hour on an average kill.  

2. Fastest Roller Coaster (Formula Rosa):

From the Intimidator 305 of the US, Leviathan in Canada to the Dodonpa in Japan, there are a host of roller coasters that run at a top speed on 100 miles per hour. But that isn’t the ending, Formula Rosa located in Abu Dhabi beats everyone of them just like that. Stretched around a 2.2 KM track, Rosa is the world’s fastest roller coaster which can attain a top speed of 150 miles per hour. It can reach that speed in just 5 seconds.

3. Fastest Elevator (Tapei 101):

When you are dealing with a tall building, elevator is a must and if the amount of floors is devastating, than the speed of the elevator should also be adequate so as to save and harvest time. World’s largest building, the Burj Khalifa has an elevator which can attain a top speed of 22 miles per hour but there is another building called Shanghai Tower situated in China takes this speed to a staggering 40 miles per hour which allows the travellers to cover 1600 feet in just 30 seconds.

4. Fastest Computer (Tianhe 2):

There has been a fight between United States and China for claiming the world’s fastest computer but recently, China has successfully created the world’s fastest computer. Known to be as ‘Tianhe 2’ or ‘Milky Way 2’ is a super computer which can store a staggering 12.4 petabytes of information and has a memory of 1.3 petabytes. 1 petabyte = 1000 terabytes.

5. Fastest Non-Production Car (Thrust SSC):

This car is also known as Thrust Supersonic which indeed touches the speed of sound. It had also eclipsed the speed of sound or rather the sound barrier. The closest competitor of this car is Venom GT with a top speed of 270 miles per hour which is 493 miles per hour less than the ultimate Thrust SSC. This means that the Thrust SSC can charge itself upto a killer 763 miles per hour.