SortStack #3317 — 2035-07-09

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A mustard seed 2 mm

   Despite being tiny, mustard plants can grow taller than a person, a contrast noted in ancient parables.

2. A common garden ant 5 mm

   Ants can lift objects many times their own weight thanks to their tiny size and the physics of scale.

3. A reticulated python 6.6 m

   The world's longest snake, it kills by constriction, tightening with every breath its prey exhales.

4. The Panama Canal 85 km

   Ships are lifted 26 metres above sea level by locks, then lowered again, crossing a continent without touching the ocean between.

5. 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.

6. The Great Wall of China (total length) 21.2K km

   Contrary to the popular myth, it cannot actually be seen from the Moon with the naked eye.

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