if

my @num = qw( 49998 49999 50000 50001 50002 500003)

you get

sorted: 50000 50001 50002 500003 49998 49999

There's got to be a link between the number shown on the page.

Update

How about 

sort {
           abs( $a - $b ) > 200 ? $b <=> $a : $a <=> $b
       }

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Y'know I just thought of something - looks like you're reading from a log of some sort

why would you have to sort at all?

Is it even necessary? (Just checking)

In reply to Re^2: Sorting through a rollover by RazorbladeBidet
in thread Sorting through a rollover by onegative

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