SortStack #636 — 2028-03-06

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A golf ball 4.3 cm

   A golf ball has 300 to 500 dimples; they cut drag and roughly double how far a struck ball will fly.

2. A concert grand piano 2.7 m

   A grand piano's strings pull with a combined tension of around 20 tonnes, held by a single cast-iron frame.

3. Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio 40 m

   It is struck by lightning several times a year, and repair crews keep spare soapstone to patch the damage.

4. The Great Pyramid of Giza 139 m

   It was the tallest human-made structure on Earth for nearly 3,800 years until medieval cathedrals surpassed it.

5. Mont Blanc, the Alps 4.8 km

   Its summit is buried under permanent ice so thick that the official height changes slightly with the snow each year.

6. Lake Geneva (length) 73 km

   Shared by Switzerland and France, its waters take over a decade to fully cycle through and renew.

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