SortStack #2799 — 2034-02-06

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A roasted coffee bean 8.5 mm

   A coffee 'bean' is actually the seed of a cherry-like fruit that grows on shrubs near the equator.

2. A jelly bean 1.8 cm

   Making a single jelly bean takes up to two weeks, mostly to build and harden the layered candy shell.

3. A credit card 8.6 cm

   Every card's dimensions follow a global standard so it fits machines from Tokyo to Toronto.

4. A concert grand piano 2.7 m

   A grand piano's strings pull with a combined tension of around 20 tonnes, held by a single cast-iron frame.

5. A blue whale 28 m

   The largest animal ever known, its heart alone is the size of a small car and beats just a few times a minute.

6. Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur 679 m

   The second-tallest building on Earth, its faceted glass facade echoes patterns from traditional Malaysian crafts.

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