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Sorta Game puzzle #65 · September 13, 2026

This puzzle ran on September 13, 2026, during La Vuelta a España Finale.

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 related to the study or simulation of the human intellect by the year they occurred, from earliest to most recent

   • The founding of the international high-IQ society Mensa
   • The Dartmouth workshop that officially coined the academic term "Artificial Intelligence"
   • Wilhelm Wundt's opening of the world's first experimental psychology laboratory
   • The original Japanese release of the Nintendo DS puzzle game Brain Age
   • René Descartes' publication of the philosophical proposition "I think, therefore I am"

2. Round 2

   Order these items famously modeled after or used upon the physical human form by their physical length, from shortest to longest

   • The metal tweezers included in a standard Operation board game
   • The diameter of a standard glass prosthetic human eye
   • A standard adult Resusci Anne CPR training manikin
   • The monumental Art Deco statue Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
   • The Mr. Olympia bodybuilding championship Sandow trophy

3. Round 3

   Order these items famously defined by "two-ness" or dual components by their average physical weight, from lightest to heaviest

   • A standard two-wheeled Segway PT personal transporter
   • A standard single-serving twin-bar package of Twix candy
   • A typical Roman silver denarius coin depicting the two-faced god Janus
   • A typical two-seat Smart Fortwo passenger microcar
   • A standard 12-gauge double-barreled hunting shotgun

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