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Sorta Game puzzle #82 · September 30, 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 flyers from lowest wing loading (least total weight supported per square meter of wing area) to highest
- A supersonic F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter
- A single-engine Cessna 172 utility airplane
- A standard recreational paraglider canopy carrying an adult pilot
- A wild monarch butterfly
- A wild wandering albatross in flight
Round 2
Order these entities from lowest load-to-weight ratio to highest (least able to support multiples of their own mass to most)
- A massive steel suspension highway bridge
- A standard grade N52 neodymium disc magnet
- An elite Olympic champion human weightlifter
- A standard industrial warehouse forklift
- A wild leafcutter ant
Round 3
Order these materials from lowest specific surface area (least surface area per kilogram of mass) to highest
- Activated charcoal filtration granules
- Coarse natural beach sand
- Dry Portland cement powder
- Granulated white table sugar
- A solid spherical granite landscape boulder