SortStack #2779 — 2034-01-17

By weight · Order from lightest to heaviest.

1. A western honeybee worker 100 mg

   To make one jar of honey, a hive's bees collectively fly a distance equal to about three orbits of the Earth.

2. A ruby-throated hummingbird 4 g

   It crosses the Gulf of Mexico nonstop — about 800 km — burning nearly half its body fat in a single 20-hour flight.

3. A kiwi fruit 75 g

   Originally China's 'mihoutao', it was rebranded by New Zealand exporters in 1959 after their flightless national bird.

4. A round loaf of sourdough bread 800 g

   Some sourdough starters are family heirlooms over 150 years old, kept alive by daily feedings of flour and water.

5. A capybara, the world's largest rodent 50 kg

   Capybaras are so famously chill that birds, monkeys, and even crocodilians perch and lounge on them like furniture.

6. An M1 Abrams main battle tank 62 t

   Despite the bulk it tops 65 km/h, powered by a jet-style gas turbine engine that can run on almost any fuel.

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