SortStack #804 — 2028-08-21
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- An average adult human 1.8 m
Humans have grown roughly 10 centimetres taller on average over the past 150 years thanks to better nutrition.
- A Brachiosaurus (length) 22 m
It held its neck high like a giraffe, possibly needing a heart of enormous power to pump blood up to its brain.
- The International Space Station 109 m
Orbiting Earth roughly every 90 minutes, its crew sees about 16 sunrises and sunsets every single day.
- The RMS Titanic 269 m
When launched she was the largest moving man-made object on Earth, longer than most city blocks of the day.
- Veryovkina Cave (depth) 2.2 km
The deepest known cave on Earth, explorers need weeks underground to reach its bottom and climb back out.
- Great Britain, Land's End to John o' Groats 970 km
The classic end-to-end journey covers roughly 1,400 kilometres by road, a favourite challenge for cyclists and walkers.