SortStack #1973 — 2031-11-03

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. An almond 2.4 cm

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

2. A standard paperclip 3.2 cm

   The familiar looped design, called the Gem clip, was never patented and has barely changed in over a century.

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 tower of the Golden Gate Bridge 227 m

   The bridge's 'International Orange' colour was chosen partly because it stays visible in San Francisco's thick fog.

5. Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur 679 m

   The second-tallest building on Earth, its faceted glass facade echoes patterns from traditional Malaysian crafts.

6. The Trans-Siberian Railway (length) 9.3K km

   The longest railway on Earth, a single trip from Moscow to Vladivostok takes about seven days without stopping.

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