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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 #24 · August 3, 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 biological and technological receivers by the wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum they primarily process (longest to shortest).

    • A car's AM radio antenna
    • The human retina
    • A pair of night vision goggles
    • A honeybee's visual system
    • A hospital's radiography imaging plate

  2. Round 2

    Order these information-gathering systems by the maximum distance from which they typically acquire their primary signal (closest to farthest).

    • A bat's echolocation apparatus
    • The LIGO observatory
    • A hand-held security metal-detecting wand
    • A maritime sonar array
    • A braille reader's fingertip

  3. Round 3

    Order these diagnostic and measurement tools by the year they were invented (earliest to most recent).

    • The Breathalyzer
    • The Geiger-Müller tube
    • The smartphone fingerprint scanner
    • The weather vane
    • The mercury thermometer

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