How fast can Captain America throw his shield?

Here is a plot from Tracker that shows the horizontal position of the shield after being thrown by Winter Soldier. This puts the initial shield speed at 19.5 m/s (43.6 mph). That's pretty fast for a shield (but we are talking about superheros here).
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Can Captain America's shield throw?

The Simple Answer:

Captain America does not throw his shield and have it return like a boomerang. It acts instead more like a frisbee disk able to strike and transfer energy between multiple opponents. As to whether the laws of physics would allow this to take place in reality is highly unlikely.
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How fast can Captain America run at top speed?

In MPH, Cap runs at about 26 mph comfortably and sustainably. The 'Fastest Man Alive', Usain Bolt, clocks in at around 28 mph for his 100 meter sprint. Sprinting, Steve could easily surpass 40 mph.
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Is Captain America's shield heavy?

Captain America's only weapon was his shield, a concave disk 2.5 feet in diameter, weighing 12 pounds. It is made of a unique Vibranium-metal alloy that has never been duplicated.
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Is Captain America super fast?

Captain America's Secret Superspeed Makes Him Exactly as Fast as Superman. In a recent adventure, Captain America showcases a jaw-dropping burst of speed that's comparable to Superman's abilities, all to save Spider-Man.
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Who is the quickest avenger?

1 Sentry Can Move At Speeds In Excess Of Light Speed

He's good at everything. He's at or near the top in every area a superhero can be powerful in. The Golden Sentry Serum essentially turned him into Superman, as he's capable of running off of the sun's energy.
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How fast can Spiderman run?

Spider-Man has outrun explosions, villains and escaped death-defying situations with his speed. Online consensus suggests Spider-Man has an upper limit of 200-250 miles per hour. To put that in perspective, sprinter Usain Bolt's record is just under 28 miles per hour.
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Can a lightsaber cut through Captain America's shield?

From his research, Captain America's shield would be able to block the lightsaber, but with enough time, the lightsaber could eventually cut through it.
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How heavy is Mjolnir?

For example, Marvel – which publishes the Thor comics – issued a “Thor's Hammer” trading card in 1991 that states Mjolnir is made of Uru and weighs precisely 42.3 pounds.
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How much can Captain America lift?

According to official Marvel Database, Captain America's full limits of strength is lifting up to 1,200 lbs with maximum effort, which gives him the ability to knock out Thunderball who possessed superhuman durability and also lift merge hulk. It's enhanced strength, but not at the superhuman level.
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Who is the fastest character on Marvel?

Marvel: The 15 Fastest Speedsters, Ranked
  1. 1 The Runner Is An Elder Of The Universe, Devoting Eons To Developing Speed.
  2. 2 The Blur Runs So Fast He Travels Through Time. ...
  3. 3 Hermes Is The Greek God That Started The Fascination With Speedsters. ...
  4. 4 Makkari Is An Eternal Who Was Mistaken For The Greek God. ...
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How Fast Is Iron Man fastest suit?

Extreme Speed

The Mark XL has an incredible ability to fly at very high speeds. The armor can go over the speed of Mach 5, making it the fastest hypervelocity armor ever created by Tony.
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Does Bucky have super speed?

Bucky was injected with the infinity formula, which has granted him semi-immortality and superhumanly enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, healing, stamina and agility.
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Can Hulk break Captain America's shield?

According to comic book lore, Captain America's shield is composed of a vibranium-adamantium alloy that makes it totally unique and nigh-indestructible. It's survived direct impacts from the Hulk's fists and Thor's hammer. But it's not completely indestructible.
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How thick is Captain America's shield?

Properties. Captain America's primary weapon is his shield, a concave disk 2.5 feet in diameter, 3 inches thick, weighing 12 pounds.
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Who can break Captain America's shield?

Superman could break the shield if he really wanted to (certainly, Wonder Woman could) so it makes sense that Superman homage Hyperion would be able to. This incident also occurs in an alternate reality, this one visited by the dimension-hopping crew from Exiles.
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Why can Moon Knight lift Mjolnir?

In the comic Moon Knight is able to control Thor's hammer, only for a limited time though, because Uru metal is produced in the centre of a dying star from material that originates from a primordial moon.
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Can Odin lift Mjolnir?

This search takes her to Asgard where she discovers Odin in the Norse kingdom's armory alone with the hammer nestled in its proper resting place. Even though the All-Father commissioned the creation of the hammer, he is unable to lift Mjolnir, cursing his own enchantment as he himself isn't worthy enough to lift it.
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Is a lightsaber hotter than the sun?

The temperature of a lightsaber is close to the temperature on the surface of the sun.
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Can a lightsaber cut through Wolverine's claws?

Lightsabers are shown to cut through pretty much anything like a hot knife through blast door, and Wolverine's claws do the same, with the added benefit of indestructibility. However, these properties make it impossible cut into what might really happen.
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What's the temperature of a lightsaber?

A constricted plasma arc can reach temperatures up to 25000 degrees Celsius (45032°F). Given this evidence, it can be concluded that a Lightsaber can reach temperatures of up to 25000 degrees Celsius (45032°F).
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How fast can Batman run?

Batman can run 20 miles at a pace of 4 minutes and 50 seconds per mile. That works out to be about a 12.4 miles per hour pace.
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How fast is Wolverine?

The wolverine is very quick and can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour when chasing its prey. The wolverine also pounces on its prey from trees. The wolverine stores its food in caches to eat later.
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How fast can Deadpool run?

Enhanced Speed – Wilson can reach speeds of up to 80 mph, and has lightning-quick attacks. Superhuman Stamina – Wilson can fight for days on end without needing a break.
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