It's about as fast as an Iceberg.
It's about half as fast as Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan).
In other words, 0.002 mach is 0.510 times the speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan), and the speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan) is 2 times that amount.(Manhattan; average speed; 8,978 person-sample)
A 2006 Study by the New York City Department of City Planning found that pedestrians in that city walk at an average rate of 0.0039 mach. Pedestrians wearing headphones, the study went on to find, walk at a slightly faster 0.0043 mach
It's about one-third as fast as Michael Phelps.
In other words, 0.002 mach is 0.341370 times the speed of Michael Phelps, and the speed of Michael Phelps is 2.92940 times that amount.(at the Beijing Olympics, 2008; 200 m freestyle) (a.k.a. Michael Fred Phelps) (swimmer; 1985-)
Setting a world record, Michael Phelps swam the 200 m freestyle in 1:42.96 for an average speed of 0.0058588 mach. Phelps would go on to win nine gold medals individually in the 2008 Olympics - more than all but eight of the competing nations.
It's about one-fourth as fast as a Crocodile.
In other words, 0.002 mach is 0.250 times the speed of a Crocodile, and the speed of a Crocodile is 4 times that amount.(American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus) (swimming speed)
An American crocodile can reach speeds in the water of up to 0.0084 mach. On land, larger crocodiles can "gallop" when fleeing danger at speeds of up to 0.017 mach.
It's about ten times as fast as a Sloth.
In other words, the speed of a Sloth is 0.10 times 0.002 mach.(for Brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus)
The three-toed sloth moves along the ground at an average speed of 0.0002 mach. Long thought to be lengthy sleepers, a 2008 study concluded that sloths sleep an average of only 9.6 hours per day.
It's about one-tenth as fast as a Bull.
In other words, the speed of a Bull is 10 times 0.002 mach.(for animals involved in the Running of the Bulls, a.k.a. Encierro, San Fermin, Pamplona, Spain) (herd average speed)
The herd of the annual Encierro in Pamplona, Spain runs at an average speed of 0.02 mach. The Encierro is run annually from July 7th through July 14th and involves 42 bulls, 77 oxen, and an estimated 17,000 runners over the course of the event.
It's about one-tenth as fast as Noah Ngeny.
In other words, 0.002 mach is 0.0875 times the speed of Noah Ngeny, and the speed of Noah Ngeny is 11.430 times that amount.(in Rieti, Italy; 1999) (sprinter; 1978-)
Setting a world record at the Rieti Grand Prix in 1999, Noah Ngeny ran 1,000 m in 2:11.96 for an average speed of 0.02286 mach. According to some reports, Ngeny did not begin running competitively until just three years before setting the record.