SortStack #1399 — 2030-04-08

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A single E. coli bacterium 2 µm

   About 2 micrometres long, E. coli divides every 20 minutes, so one cell can become billions inside a single day.

2. A black peppercorn 4 mm

   Pepper was once so valuable it was used as currency and accepted to pay rent and taxes in medieval Europe.

3. An almond 2.4 cm

   Almonds are seeds of a fruit related to peaches, and raw bitter ones naturally contain traces of cyanide.

4. A standard wine bottle 30 cm

   The 750ml bottle size is often linked to the lung capacity of a glassblower's single breath.

5. A yellow school bus 13.7 m

   That specific shade, 'school bus yellow', was chosen in 1939 because it stays visible in dim dawn light.

6. 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.

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