SortStack #3002 — 2034-08-28
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- 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.
- A cheetah (body length) 1.2 m
A cheetah's spine works like a spring, flexing so much that its stride can cover seven metres at full sprint.
- An average adult human 1.8 m
Humans have grown roughly 10 centimetres taller on average over the past 150 years thanks to better nutrition.
- Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur 679 m
The second-tallest building on Earth, its faceted glass facade echoes patterns from traditional Malaysian crafts.
- Great Britain, Land's End to John o' Groats 970 km
The classic end-to-end journey covers roughly 1,400 kilometres by road, a favourite challenge for cyclists and walkers.
- The Amazon River (length) 6.4K km
It discharges so much water that it freshens the Atlantic Ocean more than 100 kilometres out from its mouth.