Inline skates on flat ground are technically "no external energy".
And they can race a marathon in under an hour, so that's 26+ mph (42 kph)
And they can race a marathon in under an hour, so that's 26+ mph (42 kph)
Not only could they race an entire marathon, they would beat those inline-skaters. 30mph for hours and 150 miles in some journeys.
They evolved a different cooling system than sweating.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/211/5/749/18118/...
(Recently learned that aspen bark also contained salicylic acid, which is how aspirin got its named).
He riffed on why aliens are always the scary ones in movies. Maybe we are the scary ones.
There is no amount of money you could pay me to run at 52 mph.