SortStack #266 — 2027-03-02
By weight · Order from lightest to heaviest.
- A large chicken egg 57 g
An eggshell has up to 8,000 microscopic pores, letting the developing chick breathe right through the shell.
- An average adult domestic cat 4.2 kg
Cats purr at frequencies between 25 and 150 Hz — a range some studies suggest can promote bone and tissue healing.
- A whole Thanksgiving turkey 7.5 kg
Wild turkeys can fly at up to 90 km/h in short bursts; the broad-breasted domestic birds on holiday tables cannot fly at all.
- The Liberty Bell 943 kg
Its famous crack was widened on purpose — an 1846 repair meant to stop the fracture instead ruined the bell's tone for good.
- An adult male orca 5 t
Orcas are actually the largest species of dolphin, and each pod hunts with dialects and techniques passed down like culture.
- The Empire State Building 331K t
Built in just 410 days during the Depression, it sat so empty at first that New Yorkers dubbed it the 'Empty State Building'.