SortStack #643 — 2028-03-13
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- A human red blood cell 8 µm
Your body makes around 2 million of them every second to replace the ones that wear out after roughly 120 days.
- A skateboard 79 cm
The kicktail that makes tricks possible was a 1970s accident that turned skating into an aerial sport.
- A sperm whale 16 m
Its head holds the largest brain of any animal that has ever lived, weighing about as much as a small person.
- The Eiffel Tower 330 m
It grows up to 15 centimetres taller in summer because the iron expands in the heat.
- Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur 679 m
The second-tallest building on Earth, its faceted glass facade echoes patterns from traditional Malaysian crafts.
- Mount Olympus, Greece 2.9 km
Mythical home of the Greek gods, its peak was not officially climbed by humans until 1913.