SortStack #1309 — 2030-01-08

By weight · Order from lightest to heaviest.

1. A ruby-throated hummingbird 4 g

   It crosses the Gulf of Mexico nonstop — about 800 km — burning nearly half its body fat in a single 20-hour flight.

2. A compact disc 15 g

   A CD's spiral data track is less than a micrometer wide and would stretch about five kilometers if unwound.

3. A kiwi fruit 75 g

   Originally China's 'mihoutao', it was rebranded by New Zealand exporters in 1959 after their flightless national bird.

4. An adult Chihuahua 1.8 kg

   The world's smallest dog breed is named after a Mexican state and descends from the Techichi, a companion dog of the Toltecs.

5. A whole Thanksgiving turkey 7.5 kg

   Wild turkeys can fly at up to 90 km/h in short bursts; the broad-breasted domestic birds on holiday tables cannot fly at all.

6. Big Ben, the Great Bell of Westminster 13.8 t

   Big Ben is the bell, not the tower — and it cracked within months of entering service in 1859; the odd tone is the crack.

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