SortStack #3562 — 2036-03-10

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. 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.

2. A small recreational sailboat 9.4 m

   Modern sails work like vertical wings, generating lift that lets boats sail faster than the wind itself.

3. Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio 40 m

   It is struck by lightning several times a year, and repair crews keep spare soapstone to patch the damage.

4. The CN Tower, Toronto 553 m

   Its glass floor can hold the weight of dozens of moose, yet many visitors still cannot bear to step on it.

5. Lake Geneva (length) 73 km

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

6. The Trans-Siberian Railway (length) 9.3K km

   The longest railway on Earth, a single trip from Moscow to Vladivostok takes about seven days without stopping.

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