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Sorta Game puzzle #96 · October 14, 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 from lowest to highest volume flowing past per second.
- A standard household showerhead running at maximum pressure
- The thundering curtain of Victoria Falls during high water
- A high-output municipal fire engine deck gun delivering a master water stream
- A cooling water circulation pump at a nuclear power station
- The mouth of the Amazon River entering the Atlantic Ocean
Round 2
Order these from least to greatest volume of water held.
- Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands
- The giant Ocean Voyager indoor aquarium tank at the Georgia Aquarium
- The Greenland ice sheet
- A typical municipal elevated sphere water tower
- A standard residential bathtub filled to the overflow drain
Round 3 · 5 Great Lakes
Order these Great Lakes from shortest to longest time required for their water to naturally renew.
- Lake Ontario
- Lake Erie
- Lake Huron
- Lake Superior
- Lake Michigan