SortStack #706 — 2028-05-15

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A sesame seed 3 mm

   Sesame is one of the oldest oilseed crops, cultivated for more than 3,000 years across Africa and Asia.

2. A common garden ant 5 mm

   Ants can lift objects many times their own weight thanks to their tiny size and the physics of scale.

3. A jelly bean 1.8 cm

   Making a single jelly bean takes up to two weeks, mostly to build and harden the layered candy shell.

4. A tennis ball 6.7 cm

   Tennis balls are pressurised with gas and slowly go flat, which is why fresh cans hiss when opened.

5. A credit card 8.6 cm

   Every card's dimensions follow a global standard so it fits machines from Tokyo to Toronto.

6. The Kiel Canal, Germany 98 km

   The world's busiest artificial waterway, it lets ships skip the long, stormy voyage around Denmark.

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