ThePhantomFlanFlinger Posted August 3, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Sarah the cheetah has shattered the world record for the standing 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 5.95 seconds—making Olympian Usain Bolt's world record of 9.58 seconds look positively stodgy by comparison. On a USA Track & Field-certified course established by the Cincinnati Zoo, the 11-year-old cheetah was radar-timed at up to 61 miles (98 kilometers) an hour, according to a Thursday announcement by zoo officials and National Geographic magazine. The magazine photographed Sarah and other zoo cheetahs for a project to be featured in its November issue, which will include unprecedented high-speed pictures. I assume it may just be for an animal in captivity but still mightily impressive.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120802-cheetah-sarah-cincinnati-zoo-fastest-record-science-usain-bolt-olympics/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthurion2 Posted August 3, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2012 cheetahs are awesome. actually, all cats are awesome 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted August 3, 2012 #3 Share Posted August 3, 2012 cheetahs are awesome. actually, all cats are awesome I second that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted August 3, 2012 #4 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I hope Sarah was tested for drugs, with her being a known cheetah. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhantomFlanFlinger Posted August 3, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I hope Sarah was tested for drugs, with her being a known cheetah. Thats a good one.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted August 3, 2012 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Thats a good one.. It really was! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted August 3, 2012 #7 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Meh. I bet I could run faster. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted August 3, 2012 #8 Share Posted August 3, 2012 only 30% faster than human. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfknight Posted August 3, 2012 #9 Share Posted August 3, 2012 That is one fast cat. I believe if it was chasing me I could out run it screaming all the was. Just Give me 3 steps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted August 3, 2012 #10 Share Posted August 3, 2012 only 30% faster than human. (50%) Sorry, the mathematician in me got annoyed Very impressive though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted August 3, 2012 #11 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I hope Sarah was tested for drugs, with her being a known cheetah. You git!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted August 4, 2012 #12 Share Posted August 4, 2012 For anyone interested in cheetahs,I highly recommend this movie. It's a tear jerker,but the animal is incredible,and its not sappy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted August 4, 2012 #13 Share Posted August 4, 2012 cheetahs have 4 legs humans have 2. cheetahs run to catch their food humans sit on the couch munching potato chips. i think tat explains why humans are inferior to cheetahs when it comes to speed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted August 4, 2012 #14 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Sara should replace Chester Cheetah as the icon for Cheetos. Instead of "Cheetos That Go Crunch", make it "Cheetos That Go Fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted August 4, 2012 #15 Share Posted August 4, 2012 cheetahs have 4 legs humans have 2. cheetahs run to catch their food humans sit on the couch munching potato chips. i think tat explains why humans are inferior to cheetahs when it comes to speed I'm sure all of those athletes appreciate you calling them couch potatoes.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoid78 Posted August 4, 2012 #16 Share Posted August 4, 2012 In the cheetah doesn't even shoot herself enhancing drugs, impressive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SameerPrehistorica Posted August 4, 2012 #17 Share Posted August 4, 2012 That is amazing.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 12, 2012 #18 Share Posted August 12, 2012 The previous holder of this record was a male cheetah called Nyana-Spier. Before His death Nyana-Spier lived at the Cheetah Outreach Project then based at the Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch near Cape Town. In 2001 I visited South Africa and I went to the Cheetah Outreach Project. For a small fee you could enter a cage (with two keepers) and stroke a cheetah. I was lucky enough to get to stroke Nyana-Spier, the world's fastest land animal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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