0.001 metres per second
0.001 m/sSpeed · definition
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Speed
Just how fast is 0.001 metres per second?
Slow motion
0.001 m/s
DISTANCE IN ONE SECOND
0.001 metres per second
The quantity is exact as entered.
0.001 m/sSpeed
0
1 mm in 1 s
Snail crawling
Snail crawling is the slow movement of a snail as it glides along a surface using its muscular foot.
0.001 m/sSpeed
0
1 mm in 1 s
Each track shows distance covered in the same second. The small illustrations identify the movers; their sizes are schematic.
A little perspective
0.001 metres per second is approximately equal to the speed of a crawling snail.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
0.001 metres per second
Speed: 0.001 m/s; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Snail crawling
Speed: 0.001 m/s; example.
A chosen 1 mm/s crawl. Species, surface and conditions affect pace.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked speed is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 0.001 metres per second with the speed of a crawling snail. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Snail crawling
0.001 m/sSpeed · example
A chosen 1 mm/s crawl. Species, surface and conditions affect pace.
- Comparing
- Speed ↔ Speed
- Relative size
- 0.001 metres per second is approximately equal to the speed of a crawling snail.
How to read the visual
The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- The speed of a crawling snail: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
Speed is distance per unit time; it does not specify the total distance travelled.
0.0036 km/hkilometres per hour
0.0022369 mphmiles per hour
Mach 2.9155 × 10⁻⁶Mach
3.3356 × 10⁻¹⁰% of c (3.3356 × 10⁻¹²c)speed of light
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