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Things by height

Order by height, shortest first. You place all 26 cards in the right order, one at a time. You start with three lives, and ten right in a row wins a lost one back.

Things by height
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How the object height ranking game works

The cards are things that stand up, from objects you could hold in one hand to statues, towers and mountains. You put them in order by height in meters, shortest at the start of the line. The line under each name says exactly what is being measured, such as whether a pedestal or an antenna counts. One card begins on the line with its height showing. Slot each new card into a gap; a right call reveals the height, and a wrong one moves it to its true place and takes one of your three lives.

Everyday objects are easy to picture next to your own body, so common sense handles most of the low end. Famous landmarks are trickier, because photos rarely show anything for scale and some look much bigger or smaller in person than you expect. Statues in particular can surprise you. Read the small print about pedestals and spires, since it can change a lot. At the top, the mountains are measured from sea level to the summit.

What's in the deck

Here are 26 of the 26 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • AA battery Standing on end
  • Baseball Regulation ball, resting on the ground
  • Soda can Standard US 12 oz can
  • Soccer ball Regulation ball, resting on the ground
  • Oscar statuette The Academy Award trophy
  • Manneken Pis Brussels statue, without its base
  • Stanley Cup The NHL trophy
  • The Little Mermaid Copenhagen statue
  • Front door Standard US house door
  • Basketball hoop Regulation rim height
  • Giraffe Fully grown adult
  • Hollywood Sign Each letter
  • Great Sphinx of Giza Base to the top of the head
  • Christ the Redeemer The statue, without its pedestal
  • Leaning Tower of Pisa Measured on its taller side
  • Statue of Liberty Ground to torch, pedestal included
  • Great Pyramid of Giza As it stands today
  • Gateway Arch St. Louis monument
  • Eiffel Tower To the tip of its antennas
  • One World Trade Center To the tip of its spire
  • Burj Khalifa To the tip of its spire
  • Mount Vesuvius Summit above sea level
  • Mount Kosciuszko Summit above sea level
  • Mount Fuji Summit above sea level
  • Mount Kilimanjaro Summit above sea level
  • Mount Everest Summit above sea level

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