SortStack #3128 — 2035-01-01
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- A sesame seed 3 mm
Sesame is one of the oldest oilseed crops, cultivated for more than 3,000 years across Africa and Asia.
- A golf ball 4.3 cm
A golf ball has 300 to 500 dimples; they cut drag and roughly double how far a struck ball will fly.
- A domestic cat (body length) 49 cm
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear, letting it swivel them independently to pinpoint a sound's source.
- The Kiel Canal, Germany 98 km
The world's busiest artificial waterway, it lets ships skip the long, stormy voyage around Denmark.
- The Great Barrier Reef (length) 2.3K km
It is the largest living structure on Earth, built by tiny coral animals and visible from space.
- The diameter of the Earth 12.7K km
Despite feeling enormous, Earth is smoother than a billiard ball when you compare its bumps to its size.