Here, click through to see 13 of our favorite photos of the legendary screen siren that you haven't seen on dorm room posters a zillion times before. With then husband Joe DiMaggio at a Yankees game on April 11, 1961. On set with Tony Curtis in 1958. With then husband Joe DiMaggio at a Yankees game on April 11, 1961.
As of 20 August 2008, Usain Bolt is the the world's fastest man with a 200 meter sprint of 19.30 seconds, giving an average speed of 10.36 meters per second. There are 1609.344 meters in a mile, so 10.36 m/s / 1609.344 m/mi = 0.0064374 miles/second. There are 3600 seconds in an hour, so 0.0064374 mi/s * 3600 s/hr = 23.175 miles/hour. Usain Bolt clocked an *average* speed of 23.175 mph during his world record run, however he may have achieved speeds of 23-27 mph in the early part of the sprint.
California still wants 220-m.p.h. trains for its planned high-speed line between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Amtrak's Acela Express trains now travel up to 150 miles per hour on a short stretch in New England, but the top speed between New York and Washington is 135 miles an hour.he same month, Amtrak published proposed performance requirements that called for a maximum operating speed of 220 miles per hour, with a maximum test speed of 225 mp.h. But when Amtrak issued draft specifications for the new trains on Nov. 19, gone were the requirements for 220 m.p.h service on the Northeast Corridor.