SortStack #286 — 2027-03-22
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- A sesame seed 3 mm
Sesame is one of the oldest oilseed crops, cultivated for more than 3,000 years across Africa and Asia.
- A roasted coffee bean 8.5 mm
A coffee 'bean' is actually the seed of a cherry-like fruit that grows on shrubs near the equator.
- The CN Tower, Toronto 553 m
Its glass floor can hold the weight of dozens of moose, yet many visitors still cannot bear to step on it.
- Mount Olympus, Greece 2.9 km
Mythical home of the Greek gods, its peak was not officially climbed by humans until 1913.
- The Grand Canyon (length) 446 km
The Colorado River carved it over millions of years, exposing rock layers nearly two billion years old at the bottom.
- The Mississippi River (length) 3.7K km
A raindrop falling at its source takes about 90 days to drift all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.