DAILY NO. 1 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The September 22, 2026 puzzle ran from a dining chair at 90 cm to a three-seat sofa at 2.2 m — about 2× apart, drawing on everyday. The pair furthest apart was round 5: an open umbrella is 1.2× as big as a baseball bat.
Puzzle #1 asked about a queen bed, a refrigerator, a dining chair, a three-seat sofa and an open umbrella. Each answer below gives the measured size, the reference it stood beside and the source behind the number. Want the surprise first? Replay this puzzle — archived days never touch your streak.
Answer: Queen Bed — 2 m. A queen bed measures 2 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a three-seat sofa at 2.2 m.
A US queen mattress is 80 inches long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a queen bed when it sits beside a three-seat sofa — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Refrigerator — 1.8 m. A refrigerator measures 1.8 m (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
A full-height fridge-freezer stops just short of eye level for most adults.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a refrigerator when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Dining Chair — 90 cm. A dining chair measures 90 cm (height), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, an alto saxophone at 74 cm.
Chair dimensions are standardised around the table: 45 cm to the seat, 90 cm to the top of the back.
Common miss: players tend to compress a dining chair when it sits beside an alto saxophone — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Three-Seat Sofa — 2.2 m. A three-seat sofa measures 2.2 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a queen bed at 2 m.
Two metres of sofa is mostly frame and armrest; the seating itself is nearer 1.6 m.
Common miss: players tend to compress a three-seat sofa when it sits beside a queen bed — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Open Umbrella — 1.1 m. An open umbrella measures 1.1 m (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a baseball bat at 86 cm.
Measured across the open canopy — wide enough to cover two people badly.
Common miss: players tend to compress an open umbrella when it sits beside a baseball bat — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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