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Man Outruns Slow Animals - Sudden Death

Which of these animals could you outrun ON LAND if you were as fast as Usain Bolt?
Based on top speed, not acceleration or endurance
Quiz by Dimby
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First submittedFebruary 2, 2025
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Axolotl
Basilisk lizard
Black bear
Brown bear
Cheetah
Coyote
Echidna
Emperor penguin
Giraffe
Hedgehog
Horse
Jackrabbit
Kangaroo
Koala
Komodo dragon
Lion
Moose
Naked-Mole rat
Newt
Octopus
Orangutan
Ostrich
Panda bear
Rhinoceros
Sand crab
Silkworm
Sloth
Snail
Springbok
Squirrel
Stag beetle
Tarantula
Tasmanian devil
Vole
Wildebeest
Wolf spider
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71 Comments
LuckyCat
+9
Level 69
Feb 2, 2025
Another funny idea from Dimby :D
Neodymium
+4
Level 63
Feb 2, 2025
elephants can go HOW fast??
Dimby
+3
Level 80
Feb 2, 2025
My sources say 40 km/h, although in very short bursts.
overtired
+5
Level 86
Feb 5, 2025
What do you have as the top speed for Bolt? Olympics website says 44.72 km/h
Dimby
+4
Level 80
Feb 5, 2025
The quiz was originally calibrated for just a ten second 100-m dash. I mean, there are probably a few above average elephant sprinters who can beat Bolt, but I think we might need to change that one out.
Dimby
+6
Level 80
Feb 5, 2025
Changed elephant out for something definitely faster. Changes are pending.
jeffography
+5
Level 93
Feb 5, 2025
Maybe it's Usain Bolt now, not when he was training for the Olympics?
MoviesMan
+15
Level 60
Feb 2, 2025
So is Sonic the exception?
Dimby
+12
Level 80
Feb 2, 2025
As far as I know, he’s canonically an alien or something.
pieman
+2
Level 53
Feb 13, 2025
yes sonic is a hedgehog but he's from another planet so he's classified as an alien
Lobito
+2
Level 28
Feb 19, 2025
So when humans go to Mars they will be labeled as aliens? I don't know if this makes sense. Sonic can be an alien but still a Hedgehog, also there are games where Sonic lives on Earth...
Lobito
+1
Level 28
Feb 18, 2025
Probably every Sonic's hedgehogs ever such as Scourge, Shadow, Silver and Manic
Dollyfroggy
+14
Level 63
Feb 3, 2025
The only one that I could probably outrun here in real life is the octopus.
Dimby
+15
Level 80
Feb 5, 2025
You can take that octopus! I believe in you!
EnlightWolif
+9
Level 48
Feb 11, 2025
imma root for the octopus
Ferbin
+4
Level 78
Feb 13, 2025
Not even sloths and snails? I'd say octopodes are faster than them.
Lobito
+1
Level 28
Feb 19, 2025
Even in land? Also, sloths can be a little fast if they want or need to
Fianchetto
+26
Level 77
Feb 3, 2025
Okay, here we go. Focus. Speed. I am speed. One winner, forty-two losers. I eat losers for breakfast. Breakfast? Maybe I should have had breakfast? Brekkie could be good for me. No, no, no, focus. Speed. Faster than fast, quicker than quick. I am Lightning.
buck1017
+7
Level 78
Feb 5, 2025
Ka Chow
TDSQuizzes
+1
Level 32
May 7, 2025
CARS MENTIONED
PapaFurchetta
+2
Level 92
Feb 5, 2025
Love it!
MrMack
+5
Level 56
Feb 5, 2025
fun quiz but needs reworking. when i visited komodo i was told the dragons can move very fast in bursts. also i don't know if you have chased squirrels but the ones in the uk are impossible to catch
cathlete
+12
Level 76
Feb 5, 2025
1. It's probably not Usain Bolt at his top 100m speed that's chasing them

2. It's not a race when you're trying to catch them as they can make sharp turns and juke you out, which wouldn't come into play in a race of all out speed.

Neodymium
+12
Level 63
Feb 5, 2025
cathlete got juked by a squirrel 😭
iRDM
+4
Level 79
Feb 6, 2025
THEM SQUIRRELS GOT GOOD FAKES
Dimby
+2
Level 80
Apr 9, 2025
Are you… are you chasing squirrels???
halpie
+5
Level 79
Feb 5, 2025
This is one of the best photos to accompany a quiz on the entire site
Dimby
+5
Level 80
Feb 5, 2025
QM definitely picked a great one. I was pretty amused when I saw it. 😄
Ferbin
+2
Level 78
Feb 13, 2025
I concur.
Corgimations
+4
Level 44
Feb 13, 2025
its probably ai generated :/
jayrod
+3
Level 94
Feb 5, 2025
Had no idea what an Axolotl was, but by process of elimination got it right. I just knew how fast the rest of them were and figured it must be slower.
FrankiiLynx
+1
Level 85
Feb 5, 2025
Wow, I got obliterated here fairly early on, I had no idea kangaroos were that fast XD
Dimby
+4
Level 80
Feb 5, 2025
That’s what happens when you do squats all day.
kitsims
+8
Level 84
Feb 5, 2025
It's a naked mole-rat, not a naked-mole rat.
greenapple7
+2
Level 63
Feb 5, 2025
Quite impressed with myself that I got 100% on the first try despite being a terrible runner!
blizzrd33
+4
Level 80
Feb 5, 2025
Likewise, I choose Komodo Dragon as my last selection and thankfully it worked. Wouldn't want to actually have to test that out though.
Gekko0923
+3
Level 51
Feb 6, 2025
hedgehog is an answer? what about sonic? /j
EnlightWolif
+1
Level 48
Feb 11, 2025
today I learnt some more English vocabulary
Hollygomerryround
+1
Level 56
Feb 13, 2025
I understood the question as 'which animals are faster'... twice in a row!
Wolf6120
+2
Level 60
Feb 13, 2025
I was a little confused at first based on the test description whether we were meant to just be comparing max human acceleration rate vs max animal acceleration rate (like, I’m sure some of those lizards and spiders can REALLY hustle relative to their size vs distance covered), or more broadly looking at which ones a human can outrun with size differences as a factor (because no matter how much a tarantula can accelerate it doesn’t matter when the steps it’s taking are so much shorter than a human stride)
Dimby
+1
Level 80
Feb 13, 2025
Just a foot race with a spider.
FurQ
+1
Level 64
Feb 13, 2025
Over how long?

Many of those animals are much faster than any human over short distances.

And humans can outrun horses over some distances. Although I don’t know what Bolt’s distance times are like.

Dimby
+2
Level 80
Feb 13, 2025
… humans cannot outrun horses at any distance. The human versus horse marathon is a horse with a rider, so it’s not exactly a fair measure of a horse’s ability to run long distances, and the horse still usually wins.
Remster
+1
Level 79
Feb 13, 2025
Damn, outfoxed by the squirrel.
dtron50000
+1
Level 67
Feb 13, 2025
I love love this. I was outsmarted by kangaroo because I considered it bouncing, not running. Of course, you put me in this race and you'll see that everything on this list can go faster. Love it!!
timshorts
+2
Level 59
Feb 13, 2025
Lost to the "jackrabbit" which I would not have ticked if it had said "hare" (which apparently is what it is). Is that what Americans call hares?
RobNobody
+2
Level 79
Feb 13, 2025
It's not what we call all hares, but several species of hare endemic to North America are indeed called jackrabbits.
Dimby
+1
Level 80
Feb 13, 2025
Even the European Rabbit can run over 40 km/h, though.
PolPetrol
+1
Level 58
Feb 13, 2025
Went easier than expected
AdamH1996
+2
Level 54
Feb 13, 2025
Damn Hollywood giving me unrealistic expectations of the speed of Tasmanian Devils
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 24
Feb 13, 2025
what
Dax
+1
Level 65
Feb 13, 2025
How the heck did I get 100%?
Dimby
+3
Level 80
Feb 13, 2025
You avoided large animals, kangaroos, and rabbits. Plus you knew the truth about pandas. They’re the slow bears.
Lobito
+1
Level 28
Feb 19, 2025
Komodo dragons are large I think
PontiacLover
+1
Level 45
Feb 13, 2025
No one is faster than the Snail... HOW is it correct!

Disclaimer: I know snails are slow, but they are still faster than my reaction time!

Lobito
+1
Level 28
Feb 19, 2025
How high are you
shape816
+2
Level 67
Feb 13, 2025
I question Tasmanian Devil. Dude spins so fast he turns into a tornado.
Dimby
+4
Level 80
Feb 13, 2025
But that's mostly angular momentum. We're talking about linear speed.
McKenzieFam
+4
Level 68
Feb 13, 2025
The scientifically correct side of Looney Tunes really coming into play here
Dudeguy87
+2
Level 64
Feb 15, 2025
Totally thought the Basilisk Lizard (known in it's field as being fast) was faster than a man, and right as I clicked on a different option it clicked to me that most reptiles are not built to run nearly as fast as any human, besides maybe some crocodiles, should've absolutely aced it but goes to show how the reputation of something in it's own field completely inflates our perception of it.
Dimby
+1
Level 80
Feb 15, 2025
Like with roadrunners!
Sifhraven
+2
Level 73
Apr 11, 2025
tricked me with that one too, I thought hey If you can run on water, you are likely very fast!

But yea, just because we would sink when we tried that, doesn't necessarily mean they are faster..

CornishEuropean
+3
Level 56
Feb 15, 2025
I'm normally loudly against any limits of the adult democratic franchise, but I'm seriously reconsidering the right to vote of the 30% of quiztakers who think that a land-based snail can outrun peak Usain Bolt at top speed.
Dimby
+3
Level 80
Feb 15, 2025
Ha ha. I think they probably just died before getting to the snail. It’s late in the alphabet and a couple animals are deceptively fast.
azerifactory
+1
Level 45
Feb 19, 2025
Brilliant quiz!
Dimby
+1
Level 80
Feb 19, 2025
Thanks!
twitterX
+1
Level 19
Mar 10, 2025
Can I translate this quiz into Polish?
YPG
+1
Level 46
May 6, 2025
18/22 eliminated on black bear. Thanks to this quiz, today I learnt that orangutans are surprisingly slow.
Irreality
+1
Level 74
May 31, 2025
Great quiz. More of this sort of thing chief.
Dimby
+1
Level 80
May 31, 2025
Thanks. You’ve inspired me and I have a pretty good category for it!
thisguy786
+1
Level 35
Jun 11, 2025
Usain bolt can outrun a cheetah in a marathon
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