SortStack #665 — 2028-04-04

By weight · Order from lightest to heaviest.

1. A western honeybee worker 100 mg

   To make one jar of honey, a hive's bees collectively fly a distance equal to about three orbits of the Earth.

2. A standard steel paperclip 1 g

   During WWII, Norwegians wore paperclips on their lapels as a quiet symbol of resistance against occupation.

3. A one-euro coin 7.5 g

   Its two-metal design is not just style — the distinct layers give vending machines an electromagnetic signature to verify.

4. A kiwi fruit 75 g

   Originally China's 'mihoutao', it was rebranded by New Zealand exporters in 1959 after their flightless national bird.

5. A regulation NBA basketball 620 g

   Each ball is covered in tens of thousands of tiny pebbled bumps, a texture invented so sweaty hands could keep their grip.

6. The Statue of Liberty 204 t

   Her copper skin is only about as thick as two pennies; the green color is a patina that took roughly 30 years to develop.

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