SortStack #2601 — 2033-07-23
By duration · Order from shortest to longest.
- A Formula 1 pit stop to change all four tyres 2 sec
McLaren set the world record at 1.80 seconds in Qatar 2023 — around twenty mechanics working in a window shorter than a heartbeat-and-a-half.
- An average human yawn 6 sec
Yawns are so contagious they jump species: dogs catch yawns from their owners, and even reading the word can trigger one. You're welcome.
- The Isner-Mahut match, the longest in tennis history 11.1 h
The 2010 Wimbledon first-rounder stretched over three days with a 70-68 final set — the scoreboard wasn't programmed to go that high and broke.
- The world's longest scheduled flight, Singapore to New York 19 h
The route covers about 15,300 km. The aircraft is configured with no economy class at all — partly so passengers survive the experience.
- One full rotation of Earth on its axis 23.9 h
A true rotation takes 23 hours 56 minutes — the extra 4 minutes of our day come from Earth also moving along its orbit and needing to catch up to the Sun.
- New Horizons' journey from Earth to Pluto 9.5 years
It left Earth as the fastest spacecraft ever launched — and Pluto was demoted from planet status just seven months into the trip.