Incredible 3D simulation shows speed comparison between Usain Bolt, an average human and a cheetah
Usain Bolt's incredible speed has been put to the test against an average human and cheetah.
Despite attempts from the likes of Noah Lyles, Tyson Gay and Yohan Blake, Bolt remains the fastest man in history and one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Nearly 16 years after he set it, the Olympic Games legend still holds the world record over 100 metres, having ran a time of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in 2009.
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But how would the average person compete fare in a race with Bolt - and while we're at it - how would a cheetah do?
The 3D simulation, which was uploaded to YouTube by Reigarw Comparisons, puts us in the eyes of the average person who, unsurprisingly, struggles to compete with both Bolt and the cheetah.
On average, a person is believed to take around 15 seconds to run 100m, so in the simulation they finish long after their opponents.
Bolt matches his world-record time of 9.58 in the race but proves to be no match for the big cat, which clocked an insane 5.65 seconds.
The fastest animal on Earth has a breathtaking top speed of 75mph (120kmh) and therefore finishes the race just short of four seconds quicker than Bolt.
While it would be impossible for any human to outmatch a cheetah over 100m, that didn't stop Bolt from adopting his own baby cheetah back in 2009.
The eight-time Olympian reportedly paid $13,700 (£10,811)to formally adopt the cheetah cub, which he lovingly named Lightning Bolt in honour of signature celebration.
He is also said to have paid $3,000 (£2,367) a year to care for Lightning Bolt, with most of the money going to the Kenya Wildlife Service with the rest to be used to protect Kenya's endangered species.
Lightning Bolt was raised at an animal orphanage in Nairobi, but is not known what has happened to the cheetah since Bolt adopted it nearly 16 years ago.
Topics: Usain Bolt, Athletics, Olympics, Other
Ben McCrum