How Fast Is Harpoon Gun?

Modern harpoons launch at 80 m/s — 290 km/h. Whaling harpoons today carry explosive heads, though many nations have banned them entirely. Norway, Iceland and Japan are among the few that still permit commercial whaling at all.

Hand-thrown harpoons are still legally used today by Inuit communities in Greenland and Canada under traditional subsistence hunting rights.

• Same as a sport motorcycle
• Banned in most countries