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From this initial thread, the number 0.013m/s was assigned as the speed of snails to be used when viewing an object frozen , but it was largely based on a 1974 publication which was referenced in several others.
This should be updated as it has been refuted by several sources,
Firstly The Wikipedia article (subsection behaviour)
"Since its publication in March 1974 issue of Natural History an estimate for the highest speed of garden snail equal to 0.03 mph (1.3 cm/s) became popular. However, the accuracy of this estimate has been questioned by Robert Cameron, who pointed out that in competitions between snails, only 2.4 mm/s speed had been achieved"
This is the 2016 publication
I also confirmed this, using the second source, Guinness book of world records acknowledged Archie as the fastest ever recorded snail in 1995. Archie, completed a 0.33m platform in 2mins, which gives 0.00275m/s or 0.0028m/s velocity , almost 5x less than what the publication in 1974 recorded. This particular competition has been held every year since 1970, meaning in 53 years, not one snail has been able to match Archie's, let alone the so called estimated snail speed given in 1974 (which other sites copied). These race snails are bred and trained and dieted for racing, it makes no sense for normal snails to exceed snails built for racing and somehow not been recorded again about 50 years later.
Finally, basically any modern pdf on snails also has their speed recorded as beneath Archie's.
I believe we should use the most official and trusted snail speed record, the fastest officially is Archie, who holds the record for the fasted speed is Archie, at 0.00275(or 0.0028)m/s, no 0.013m/s. This is found in the Guinness book of world records,
Thus anyone who used the 0.013m/s can redo their calc with 0.00275 or 0.0028m/s depending on how many decimal points is decided on. This is more accurate and can more easily be proven
This should be updated as it has been refuted by several sources,
Firstly The Wikipedia article (subsection behaviour)
"Since its publication in March 1974 issue of Natural History an estimate for the highest speed of garden snail equal to 0.03 mph (1.3 cm/s) became popular. However, the accuracy of this estimate has been questioned by Robert Cameron, who pointed out that in competitions between snails, only 2.4 mm/s speed had been achieved"
This is the 2016 publication
I also confirmed this, using the second source, Guinness book of world records acknowledged Archie as the fastest ever recorded snail in 1995. Archie, completed a 0.33m platform in 2mins, which gives 0.00275m/s or 0.0028m/s velocity , almost 5x less than what the publication in 1974 recorded. This particular competition has been held every year since 1970, meaning in 53 years, not one snail has been able to match Archie's, let alone the so called estimated snail speed given in 1974 (which other sites copied). These race snails are bred and trained and dieted for racing, it makes no sense for normal snails to exceed snails built for racing and somehow not been recorded again about 50 years later.
Finally, basically any modern pdf on snails also has their speed recorded as beneath Archie's.
I believe we should use the most official and trusted snail speed record, the fastest officially is Archie, who holds the record for the fasted speed is Archie, at 0.00275(or 0.0028)m/s, no 0.013m/s. This is found in the Guinness book of world records,
Thus anyone who used the 0.013m/s can redo their calc with 0.00275 or 0.0028m/s depending on how many decimal points is decided on. This is more accurate and can more easily be proven
