SortStack #223 — 2027-01-18

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A single grain of pollen 40 µm

   Pollen grains have survived intact for millions of years, letting scientists reconstruct ancient forests from lake-bed sediment.

2. A jelly bean 1.8 cm

   Making a single jelly bean takes up to two weeks, mostly to build and harden the layered candy shell.

3. A standard wine bottle 30 cm

   The 750ml bottle size is often linked to the lung capacity of a glassblower's single breath.

4. An acoustic guitar 99 cm

   The guitar's hollow body acts as an amplifier, resonating the strings' vibration into the air around it.

5. A Bengal tiger (body length) 2.1 m

   A tiger's roar can be heard up to three kilometres away and carries frequencies low enough to paralyse prey with fear.

6. The diameter of the Earth 12.7K km

   Despite feeling enormous, Earth is smoother than a billiard ball when you compare its bumps to its size.

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