SortStack #2344 — 2032-11-08

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. The width of a human hair 0.1 mm

   Hair width is so consistent it was once a unit of precision; forensic labs still match hairs to within fractions of this.

2. A mustard seed 2 mm

   Despite being tiny, mustard plants can grow taller than a person, a contrast noted in ancient parables.

3. A Brachiosaurus (length) 22 m

   It held its neck high like a giraffe, possibly needing a heart of enormous power to pump blood up to its brain.

4. Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio 40 m

   It is struck by lightning several times a year, and repair crews keep spare soapstone to patch the damage.

5. The Eiffel Tower 330 m

   It grows up to 15 centimetres taller in summer because the iron expands in the heat.

6. The Millau Viaduct, France 2.5 km

   The tallest bridge in the world, its deck sometimes sits above the clouds that fill the valley below.

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