SortStack #2078 — 2032-02-16
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- A ten-pin bowling pin 38 cm
Pins are coated in tough plastic and weigh just enough to scatter dramatically yet stand back up reliably.
- An acoustic guitar 99 cm
The guitar's hollow body acts as an amplifier, resonating the strings' vibration into the air around it.
- The International Space Station 109 m
Orbiting Earth roughly every 90 minutes, its crew sees about 16 sunrises and sunsets every single day.
- The Washington Monument 165 m
Look closely and the stone changes shade partway up, marking where construction paused for over 20 years.
- Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur 679 m
The second-tallest building on Earth, its faceted glass facade echoes patterns from traditional Malaysian crafts.
- The River Rhine (length) 1.2K km
It has been a vital trade highway since Roman times, still carrying more cargo than any other river in Europe.