SortStack #885 — 2028-11-10
By price · Order from cheapest to most expensive.
- One standard LEGO brick, on average $0.10
LEGO bricks are molded to a tolerance of four thousandths of a millimeter — and bricks made in 1958 still click with bricks made today.
- A plain slice of pizza in New York City $3.00
The 'Pizza Principle' holds that a NYC slice and a subway ride have cost roughly the same for decades — when one rises, the other tends to follow.
- An average American wedding $33K
The single biggest line item is usually the venue. Meanwhile the median engagement ring, despite the marketing, costs a fraction of the 'three months salary' rule.
- A Lamborghini Urus SUV $240K
Ferruccio Lamborghini built tractors first and started making supercars after Enzo Ferrari allegedly insulted him. The Urus is now the brand's best-seller.
- A Bugatti Chiron Super Sport $3.9M
Bugatti reportedly loses or barely breaks even on each hypercar once development is counted — parent companies treat them as rolling brand advertisements.
- The Mona Lisa's insurance valuation for its world tour in the Sixties $100M
It was the highest insurance valuation in history at the time — but the Louvre skipped the premium and spent the money on security instead.