SortStack #986 — 2029-02-19

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A television remote control 14 cm

   Most remotes talk to the TV with invisible infrared light, the same band of energy you feel as warmth.

2. A Bengal tiger (body length) 2.1 m

   A tiger's roar can be heard up to three kilometres away and carries frequencies low enough to paralyse prey with fear.

3. A one-person kayak 3.4 m

   The kayak was invented by Arctic peoples thousands of years ago, sealed with animal skin to stay watertight.

4. A great white shark 5.2 m

   Great whites can detect a single drop of blood diluted in 100 litres of water from hundreds of metres away.

5. A blue whale 28 m

   The largest animal ever known, its heart alone is the size of a small car and beats just a few times a minute.

6. 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.

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