SortStack #377 — 2027-06-21
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- A house dust mite 0.3 mm
Millions live in the average mattress, feasting on flakes of dead skin, yet they are too small for the naked eye to see.
- A domestic cat (body length) 49 cm
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear, letting it swivel them independently to pinpoint a sound's source.
- The Statue of Liberty (heel to torch) 47 m
Her copper skin turned green over decades as the metal oxidised; she was originally a shiny reddish-brown.
- A giant sequoia (tallest) 89 m
These trees can live over 3,000 years, and their thick bark resists fire that clears competing plants away.
- Mount Olympus, Greece 2.9 km
Mythical home of the Greek gods, its peak was not officially climbed by humans until 1913.
- The Great Wall of China (total length) 21.2K km
Contrary to the popular myth, it cannot actually be seen from the Moon with the naked eye.