SortStack #945 — 2029-01-09

By weight · Order from lightest to heaviest.

1. A single sesame seed 3 mg

   Sesame is one of humanity's oldest oil crops, domesticated in South Asia more than 3,000 years ago.

2. An adult house mouse 19 g

   Male mice sing ultrasonic courtship songs too high-pitched for humans to hear, with repeated phrases like birdsong.

3. A full-size kitchen refrigerator 135 kg

   Refrigeration changed cuisine more than almost any invention; Einstein even co-patented a fridge with no moving parts in 1930.

4. An adult Tyrannosaurus rex 8.5 t

   'Sue', the most complete T. rex ever found, sold at auction in 1997 for $8.4 million and now has its own social media accounts.

5. A fully loaded 18-wheeler semi-truck 36 t

   Fully loaded, a semi needs about 40% more stopping distance than a car — which is why truckers leave that gap you keep filling.

6. The Motherland Calls statue in Volgograd, Russia 8K t

   Twice the height of the Statue of Liberty, sword included, she is not anchored to her base — held in place by gravity alone.

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