SortStack #699 — 2028-05-08

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A standard paperclip 3.2 cm

   The familiar looped design, called the Gem clip, was never patented and has barely changed in over a century.

2. A French baguette 63 cm

   French law defines the traditional baguette so strictly it can contain only flour, water, salt and yeast.

3. 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.

4. The International Space Station 109 m

   Orbiting Earth roughly every 90 minutes, its crew sees about 16 sunrises and sunsets every single day.

5. The Yellow River, China (length) 5.5K km

   Nicknamed 'China's Sorrow', its devastating floods have killed more people than perhaps any other natural feature.

6. 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.

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