Plants · #406 biggest of 1,014
How big is a corn stalk?
2.5 m
A corn stalk measures 2.5 m. That's about 29 credit cards lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 2.5 meters, or about 8.2 feet.
- It stands a little taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 29 credit cards could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #406 by size.
Size comparison
How corn stalk stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
javelin
2.6 m
polar bear
2.5 m
lion
2.5 m
cow
2.5 m
corn stalk
2.5 m
trumpeter swan
2.5 m
goliath grouper
2.5 m
high-jump world record
2.45 m
beach volleyball net
2.43 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
You could line up roughly 0.68 of them along the height of an average person.
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