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Sorta Game puzzle #77 · September 25, 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.
Round 1
Order these by their typical electric potential difference (voltage), from lowest to highest
- A standard North American residential wall socket
- A standard 9-volt rectangular transistor battery
- The resting electrical potential across a human cell membrane
- A high-voltage long-distance electrical utility transmission line
- An active agricultural electric livestock fence
Round 2
Order these by their typical operating electric current (amperage), from lowest to highest
- A heavy-duty manual metal arc welding machine in operation
- An industrial Hall-Héroult aluminum smelting reduction cell
- A quartz crystal analog wristwatch movement
- A standard fast-charging smartphone wall adapter
- A residential 240-volt electric clothes dryer
Round 3
Order these by their electrical resistance, from lowest to highest
- A glazed porcelain suspension insulator on a utility pole
- A heavy solid copper grounding busbar
- An automotive spark plug ignition suppression wire
- The nichrome heating wire inside a kitchen bread toaster
- Dry human skin measured from hand to hand