Why is The Flash so fast?

The Flash is able to achieve such incredibly high speeds by tapping into something called the speedforce. The speedforce is a natural power that exists beyond space and time as we know it. Only by gaining access to this power is the Flash and other heroic speedsters able to run at such a rapid pace.
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What happens if the Flash runs too fast?

In one of the most legendary deaths in comics history, Flash sacrifices himself to save the universe by running like he's never run before.
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How fast can the flash actually run?

According to The Flash, Allen's top speed is Mach 3.3, or 2,532 miles per hour. Barry is more than your average speed demon, too; by tapping into the Speed Force, an extra-dimensional energy source, he can move backwards and forwards in time and even across dimensions.
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Who is the fastest flash ever?

Wally West is the Fastest Flash and is arguably the fastest being that has ever existed, as said by Max Mercury—and it has been remarked that Wally and Barry are the only two speedsters that were fast enough to even outrun death itself.
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Is the flash faster than light?

Flash was travelling at - 1750000000000000000 / 186000 = 9400000000000 times the speed of light. Which is 9,400,000 million times the speed of light."
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How Fast is the Flash?



Can Flash run without suit?

He doesn't. His suit doesn't even cover his eyes and his mouth. If he really needed it, his face would be burnt every time he runs.
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Can The Flash outrun death?

NEW YORK — He's so fast, he can even outrun death: Barry Allen, aka The Flash, is speeding back to life 23 years after being killed off. Allen was the second man — though not the last — to don the trademark red costume decorated with a lightning bolt as DC Comics' "Fastest Man Alive."
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How is Zoom faster than Flash?

Unlike his appearance on The Flash would have you believe, Zoom has no connection to the Speed Force; in fact, he has no speed powers at all, only the ability to alter time relative to himself. This power gives him the appearance of traveling at super speeds, though in reality, he is simply slowing everyone else down.
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Is Sonic faster than flash?

Sonic the Hedgehog's maximum running speed is listed as 3,840 miles per hour in Sonic Adventures DX. According to the 2014 Flash TV show, in the episode Trajectory, Barry Allen has a top speed of 2,532 miles per hour or Mach 3.3. Sonic is faster ... for now.
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How fast is Godspeed?

Like other speedsters, Godspeed can run up to 10 times the speed of light by entering the Speed Force.
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How strong is Barry Allen?

Dividing the speed of light by 80 reveals Barry Allen's top speed as The Flash to be roughly 8.3 million mph (13.5 million km/h ) or Mach 10,925. It's possible this is a measure of how fast Barry is without fully tapping the Speed Force, which he presumably did to protect Big Sir and himself in the aforementioned case.
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Can a human run like The Flash?

The bottom line is that if any human ever tried to match The Flash for speed, it wouldn't end well. Quite simply our body is not built for that sort of speed. Ten metres per second is the fastest you can travel when freefalling using only gravity and this is known as 1G.
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Why is Barry Allen so slow?

The Short Answer:

Because on television, he doesn't need to run at the speed of light for the television series to exist and tell compelling stories. He is only as fast as he needs to be. Right now, that is twice the speed of sound and it is perfect for storytelling with an ensemble cast.
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Did Barry create the Speed Force?

10 The Speed Force was Created by Barry Allen

Back in 2005's The Flash: Rebirth by Geoff Johns, it was revealed that Barry Allen himself was actually the person who created the Speed Force.
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Can Flash beat Iron Man?

The Flash dismantled Machinehead's suit instantaneously, leaving him basically standing in his underwear before he even had a chance to blink. The Flash would absolutely destroy Iron Man in a fight, and like Machinehead, the Flash would do so in the funniest way.
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Can Flash beat the Avengers?

The Flash would overwhelm the Avenger with his nonstop attacks. The Flash has proven fast enough to create tornadoes and has even time-traveled. This level of speed would be too much to handle, even with Black Panther's best weapons and advanced technology.
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Can Spider Man beat Flash?

6 Couldn't Beat: The Flash

The fight might be close, but Spider-Man would have a difficult time slowing down the Flash enough to beat him. Spider-Man definitely has a chance to land a few good blows, but the Flash is just too fast and unpredictable for him to beat.
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Why is Savitar so fast?

The suit gives its wearer speed as the wearer gives off static electricity. Tracy Brand theorized that Savitar gives off so much speed and power when he runs that the suit protects him and keeps it from overwhelming him.
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Who is faster Savitar or Barry?

As for villain speedster Savitar, Barry can't match him while inside the Speed Force, but in any other place Barry is faster than him as well.
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Who's faster Flash or Godspeed?

1 Kept: Faster Than The Flash

In the comics, Godspeed is a few notches faster than Barry Allen as shown in the above photo where he struggled to keep up with him.
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Can The Flash out run a black hole?

Yes? In the Arrowverse Flash. A black hole forms over Central City and the Flash is able to run in the opposite direction to collapse it (with the assistance of FireStorm).
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Why does the Black Flash exist?

Throughout the second season of Legends of Tomorrow, the Black Flash pursues a time aberration of Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash, who was unintentionally brought back into existence due to Barry Allen's creation of the "Flashpoint" timeline, to erase him and correct the current timeline.
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