DAILY NO. 23 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The five landmarks objects from the Size It Up puzzle on September 23, 2026, with the measured size of each, the reference it was compared against, a source you can check, and how the community's guesses landed. Want the surprise first? Replay this puzzle — archived days never touch your streak.
Answer: the Mount Rushmore faces measures 18.3 m (height), which is 2.7× as big as the reference, the Apollo Lunar Module at 6.9 m.
Each carved presidential head is about 18 metres tall.
Common miss: players tend to compress the Mount Rushmore faces when it sits beside the Apollo Lunar Module — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: the Statue of Liberty measures 93 m (height), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a Saturn V rocket at 110.6 m.
The 93 metres include the pedestal and the torch.
Common miss: players tend to inflate the Statue of Liberty when it sits beside a Saturn V rocket — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: the Great Pyramid of Giza measures 138.5 m (height), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, the Statue of Liberty at 93 m.
Erosion has reduced the pyramid to about 138.5 metres today.
Common miss: players tend to compress the Great Pyramid of Giza when it sits beside the Statue of Liberty — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: the Space Needle measures 184 m (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, the Washington Monument at 169.3 m.
Built for the 1962 World’s Fair, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi when it opened.
Common miss: players tend to compress the Space Needle when it sits beside the Washington Monument — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: the Elizabeth Tower measures 96 m (height), which is about 1.4× smaller than the reference, the Great Pyramid of Giza at 138.5 m.
The clock tower commonly called Big Ben is 96 metres tall.
Common miss: players tend to inflate the Elizabeth Tower when it sits beside the Great Pyramid of Giza — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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