A chameleon's tongue can out-accelerate a fighter jet

A chameleon's tongue launches from its mouth in as little as 20 milliseconds, reaching peak accelerations of over 260 times the force of gravity — far beyond what a human body could survive, and faster than a jet fighter accelerates. The power comes from elastic tissue that stores energy like a stretched rubber band, then releases it all at once.

— Christopher V. Anderson, Power Amplification Increases with Contact Time in Chameleon Tongue Projection — Scientific Reports, 2016

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