SortStack #2398 — 2033-01-01
By duration · Order from shortest to longest.
- A single wingbeat of a honeybee 4.4 ms
Bees beat their wings about 230 times per second — that frequency is exactly what produces their signature buzz.
- One full revolution of a helicopter's main rotor 150 ms
Main rotors spin at only a few hundred rpm, but the blade tips travel so fast they approach the speed of sound — the source of that thudding chop.
- The Epsom Derby, Britain's most famous horse race 2.5 min
Workforce's 2010 record run covered the mile and a half at over 56 km/h — and the race has been run every year since 1780, even through both World Wars.
- Holi, the Hindu festival of colours 2 days
It opens with the Holika bonfire at night and erupts into colour-throwing the next day — the powders were traditionally made from flowers and herbs.
- The Wimbledon tennis championships 14 days
The tournament's famous rest day, the 'Middle Sunday', was only abolished in 2022 after 145 years of tradition.
- The Berlin Wall standing, from construction to fall 28.2 years
Since 2018, the Wall has been down longer than it ever stood — and more of it now sits in museums worldwide than in Berlin.