International System of unit (SI) : Speed/Velocity=Meter per Second
Meter per Second | Kilometer per Hour | Mile per Hour | Foot per Second | Inch per Second | Knot | Meter per Hour | Centimeter per Second | Millimeter per Second | Light Year per Year | Furlong per Fortnight | Parsec per Year | Mile per Second | Speed of Light | Speed of Sound | Walking Speed | Running Speed | Hypervelocity | Spacecraft Velocity | |
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Meter per Second | 1 | 0.278 | 0.447 | 0.305 | 0.025 | 0.514 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 1 | 7.9300e-5 | 9.4610e+15 | 1,609.34 | 2.9979e+8 | 343 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1,000 | 5.0000e+4 |
Kilometer per Hour | 3.6 | 1 | 1.609 | 1.097 | 0.091 | 1.852 | 0.001 | 0.036 | 0.004 | 3.6 | 0 | 3.4060e+16 | 5,793.619 | 1.0793e+9 | 1,234.799 | 5.04 | 11.88 | 3,599.997 | 1.8000e+5 |
Mile per Hour | 2.237 | 0.621 | 1 | 0.682 | 0.057 | 1.151 | 0.001 | 0.022 | 0.002 | 2.237 | 0 | 2.1164e+16 | 3,599.991 | 6.7062e+8 | 767.269 | 3.132 | 7.382 | 2,236.936 | 1.1185e+5 |
Foot per Second | 3.281 | 0.911 | 1.467 | 1 | 0.083 | 1.688 | 0.001 | 0.033 | 0.003 | 3.281 | 0 | 3.1040e+16 | 5,279.987 | 9.8357e+8 | 1,125.328 | 4.593 | 10.827 | 3,280.84 | 1.6404e+5 |
Inch per Second | 39.37 | 10.936 | 17.6 | 12 | 1 | 20.254 | 0.011 | 0.394 | 0.039 | 39.37 | 0.003 | 3.7248e+17 | 6.3360e+4 | 1.1803e+10 | 1.3504e+4 | 55.118 | 129.921 | 3.9370e+4 | 1.9685e+6 |
Knot | 1.944 | 0.54 | 0.869 | 0.592 | 0.049 | 1 | 0.001 | 0.019 | 0.002 | 1.944 | 0 | 1.8391e+16 | 3,128.309 | 5.8275e+8 | 666.739 | 2.721 | 6.415 | 1,943.846 | 9.7192e+4 |
Meter per Hour | 3,599.997 | 1,000 | 1,609.343 | 1,097.279 | 91.44 | 1,851.997 | 1 | 36 | 3.6 | 3,599.997 | 0.285 | 3.4060e+19 | 5.7936e+6 | 1.0793e+12 | 1.2348e+6 | 5,039.996 | 1.1880e+4 | 3.6000e+6 | 1.8000e+8 |
Centimeter per Second | 100 | 27.778 | 44.704 | 30.48 | 2.54 | 51.444 | 0.028 | 1 | 0.1 | 100 | 0.008 | 9.4610e+17 | 1.6093e+5 | 2.9979e+10 | 3.4300e+4 | 140 | 330 | 1.0000e+5 | 5.0000e+6 |
Millimeter per Second | 1,000 | 277.778 | 447.04 | 304.8 | 25.4 | 514.444 | 0.278 | 10 | 1 | 1,000 | 0.079 | 9.4610e+18 | 1.6093e+6 | 2.9979e+11 | 3.4300e+5 | 1,400 | 3,300 | 1.0000e+6 | 5.0000e+7 |
Light Year per Year | 1 | 0.278 | 0.447 | 0.305 | 0.025 | 0.514 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 1 | 7.9300e-5 | 9.4610e+15 | 1,609.34 | 2.9979e+8 | 343 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1,000 | 5.0000e+4 |
Furlong per Fortnight | 1.2610e+4 | 3,502.875 | 5,637.327 | 3,843.632 | 320.303 | 6,487.314 | 3.503 | 126.103 | 12.61 | 1.2610e+4 | 1 | 1.1931e+20 | 2.0294e+7 | 3.7805e+12 | 4.3253e+6 | 1.7654e+4 | 4.1614e+4 | 1.2610e+7 | 6.3052e+8 |
Parsec per Year | 1.0570e-16 | 2.9360e-17 | 4.7251e-17 | 3.2216e-17 | 2.6847e-18 | 5.4375e-17 | 2.9360e-20 | 1.0570e-18 | 1.0570e-19 | 1.0570e-16 | 8.3818e-21 | 1 | 1.7010e-13 | 3.1687e-8 | 3.6254e-14 | 1.4798e-16 | 3.4880e-16 | 1.0570e-13 | 5.2849e-12 |
Mile per Second | 0.001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5783e-5 | 0 | 1.7260e-7 | 6.2137e-6 | 6.2137e-7 | 0.001 | 4.9275e-8 | 5.8788e+12 | 1 | 1.8628e+5 | 0.213 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.621 | 31.069 |
Speed of Light | 3.3356e-9 | 9.2657e-10 | 1.4912e-9 | 1.0167e-9 | 8.4725e-11 | 1.7160e-9 | 9.2657e-13 | 3.3356e-11 | 3.3356e-12 | 3.3356e-9 | 2.6452e-13 | 3.1558e+7 | 5.3682e-6 | 1 | 1.1441e-6 | 4.6699e-9 | 1.1008e-8 | 3.3356e-6 | 0 |
Speed of Sound | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 7.4052e-5 | 0.001 | 8.0985e-7 | 2.9155e-5 | 2.9155e-6 | 0.003 | 2.3120e-7 | 2.7583e+13 | 4.692 | 8.7403e+5 | 1 | 0.004 | 0.01 | 2.915 | 145.773 |
Walking Speed | 0.714 | 0.198 | 0.319 | 0.218 | 0.018 | 0.367 | 0 | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.714 | 5.6643e-5 | 6.7579e+15 | 1,149.529 | 2.1414e+8 | 245 | 1 | 2.357 | 714.286 | 3.5714e+4 |
Running Speed | 0.303 | 0.084 | 0.135 | 0.092 | 0.008 | 0.156 | 8.4175e-5 | 0.003 | 0 | 0.303 | 2.4030e-5 | 2.8670e+15 | 487.679 | 9.0846e+7 | 103.939 | 0.424 | 1 | 303.03 | 1.5152e+4 |
Hypervelocity | 0.001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5400e-5 | 0.001 | 2.7778e-7 | 1.0000e-5 | 1.0000e-6 | 0.001 | 7.9300e-8 | 9.4610e+12 | 1.609 | 2.9979e+5 | 0.343 | 0.001 | 0.003 | 1 | 50 |
Spacecraft Velocity | 2.0000e-5 | 5.5556e-6 | 8.9408e-6 | 6.0960e-6 | 5.0800e-7 | 1.0289e-5 | 5.5556e-9 | 2.0000e-7 | 2.0000e-8 | 2.0000e-5 | 1.5860e-9 | 1.8922e+11 | 0.032 | 5,995.849 | 0.007 | 2.8000e-5 | 6.6000e-5 | 0.02 | 1 |
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