SortStack #3548 — 2036-02-25

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. The width of a human hair 0.1 mm

   Hair width is so consistent it was once a unit of precision; forensic labs still match hairs to within fractions of this.

2. A black peppercorn 4 mm

   Pepper was once so valuable it was used as currency and accepted to pay rent and taxes in medieval Europe.

3. A television remote control 14 cm

   Most remotes talk to the TV with invisible infrared light, the same band of energy you feel as warmth.

4. The Washington Monument 165 m

   Look closely and the stone changes shade partway up, marking where construction paused for over 20 years.

5. Norway (length) 1.8K km

   Stretched out, Norway is so long that its northern tip is closer to the North Pole than to its own southern coast.

6. Chile (length) 4.4K km

   So long and thin it spans 38 degrees of latitude, from the driest desert on Earth to icy glaciers in the south.

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