SortStack #3538 — 2036-02-15
By price · Order from cheapest to most expensive.
- One standard LEGO brick, on average $0.10
LEGO bricks are molded to a tolerance of four thousandths of a millimeter — and bricks made in 1958 still click with bricks made today.
- A pair of Apple AirPods Pro $249
AirPods alone generate more revenue than Spotify, Twitter, and Shopify each did when analysts ran the comparison — earbuds as a Fortune 500-scale business.
- A French Bulldog puppy from a breeder $4.5K
Frenchies can't swim and most can't give birth naturally — nearly all are delivered by C-section — yet they became America's most popular breed.
- A new hot-air balloon with basket and burner $40K
The envelope fabric slowly degrades with UV exposure — most balloons retire after a few hundred flight hours, making cost per flight surprisingly high.
- A Lamborghini Urus SUV $240K
Ferruccio Lamborghini built tractors first and started making supercars after Enzo Ferrari allegedly insulted him. The Urus is now the brand's best-seller.
- The production of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' $379M
It remains among the most expensive films ever made — partly due to star salaries and shooting on water, which filmmakers consider a budget black hole.