SortStack #3184 — 2035-02-26

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A standard paperclip 3.2 cm

   The familiar looped design, called the Gem clip, was never patented and has barely changed in over a century.

2. A ten-pin bowling pin 38 cm

   Pins are coated in tough plastic and weigh just enough to scatter dramatically yet stand back up reliably.

3. 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.

4. An orca (killer whale) 8 m

   Orcas have distinct dialects passed down through families, essentially regional accents that differ between pods.

5. The Great Pyramid of Giza 139 m

   It was the tallest human-made structure on Earth for nearly 3,800 years until medieval cathedrals surpassed it.

6. Lake Geneva (length) 73 km

   Shared by Switzerland and France, its waters take over a decade to fully cycle through and renew.

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