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Sorta Game puzzle #91 · October 9, 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 communication methods from slowest to fastest by their average processing rate (words per minute).
- Experienced military Morse code telegraphy
- Average professional QWERTY keyboard typing
- Typical adult silent reading of recreational fiction
- Standard conversational spoken English
- Trained rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) skimming
Round 2 · 5 Major world languages
Order these languages by their average speaking speed, from slowest to fastest (syllables pronounced per second).
- German
- French
- Spanish
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
Round 3
Order these mental and neural operations from shortest to longest duration (typical processing time in milliseconds).
- Simple motor reaction time pressing a button to a sudden tone
- Mental rotation of a complex three-dimensional geometric shape
- Brainstem acoustic startle reflex to an unexpected crash
- Choice reaction time deciding between two distinct visual targets
- Involuntary vestibulo-ocular reflex stabilizing vision