SortStack #153 — 2026-11-09

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A honeybee 1.3 cm

   A honeybee beats its wings about 230 times per second, which is what gives it that distinctive buzz.

2. A Brachiosaurus (length) 22 m

   It held its neck high like a giraffe, possibly needing a heart of enormous power to pump blood up to its brain.

3. The Mariana Trench (depth) 11 km

   If Everest were dropped into it, the peak would still sit more than two kilometres below the surface.

4. The island of Crete (length) 260 km

   Home to Europe's oldest known city, Crete's Minoan palaces had running water and flushing toilets 3,500 years ago.

5. The Great Barrier Reef (length) 2.3K km

   It is the largest living structure on Earth, built by tiny coral animals and visible from space.

6. The Pan-American Highway (length) 30K km

   It runs almost pole to pole but for one gap: the roadless Darien jungle between Panama and Colombia.

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