SortStack #98 — 2026-09-15

By weight · Order from lightest to heaviest.

1. A brilliant-cut one-carat diamond 200 mg

   The carat unit comes from carob seeds, which ancient gem traders used as counterweights on their balance scales.

2. A standard steel paperclip 1 g

   During WWII, Norwegians wore paperclips on their lapels as a quiet symbol of resistance against occupation.

3. A round loaf of sourdough bread 800 g

   Some sourdough starters are family heirlooms over 150 years old, kept alive by daily feedings of flour and water.

4. A classic yellow American school bus 11 t

   The exact yellow is a legal standard from 1939, chosen because black lettering on it reads fastest in dim morning light.

5. ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer 27 t

   Its 17,468 vacuum tubes filled a huge room in 1945. The phone in your pocket is literally billions of times faster.

6. A fully loaded Triple-E class container ship 250K t

   It hauls around 18,000 containers with a crew of only about 22 — fewer people than a fast-food restaurant shift.

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