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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 #36 · August 15, 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 milestones and objects by their typical altitude above Earth's mean sea level (lowest to highest).

    • The atmospheric transition zone known as the stratopause
    • The architectural tip of the Burj Khalifa
    • The low Earth orbit of a Starlink communications satellite
    • The operational flight ceiling of a Lockheed U-2 spy plane
    • The geographic elevation of La Rinconada, the highest permanent human settlement

  2. Round 2

    Order these protective layers and structures by their typical physical thickness (thinnest to thickest).

    • A standard sheet of household aluminum foil
    • The film of a floating soap bubble
    • The concrete containment wall of a nuclear reactor
    • The human body's epidermis layer
    • A typical chicken eggshell

  3. Round 3

    Order these geopolitical and historical delineations by their total physical length (shortest to longest).

    • The geographic demarcation separating Chile and Argentina
    • The encircling walls of Vatican City
    • The land partition between the United States and Mexico
    • The Berlin Wall
    • The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

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