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Put the world in order… sorta.

Three quiet rounds, five things each, and one hidden way to arrange them. Trust your instinct and see how close your order comes to the truth.

Sorta Game puzzle #22 · August 1, 2026

Three rounds of five things, each with a hidden scale to sort them by — then one last guess at the theme tying all three together. Here’s what this puzzle asks.

  1. Round 1

    Order these by how long they typically last before disappearing or completing, from shortest to longest.

    • A standard pop song
    • A human pregnancy
    • A lightning flash
    • A plastic bottle decomposing
    • A qualifying professional bull ride

  2. Round 2

    Order these by their approximate data storage capacity, from least to most.

    • The printed collection of the Library of Congress
    • A 3.5-inch floppy disk
    • A standard 1970s punched card
    • The human genome
    • The complete English Wikipedia (text only)

  3. Round 3

    Order these famous groups or sets by the number of distinct elements they contain, from fewest to most.

    • The primary colors of light
    • The Kübler-Ross stages of grief
    • The suits in a standard deck of cards
    • The digits in a US Social Security Number
    • The traditional colors of a rainbow

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