DAILY NO. 25 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The five animals objects from the Size It Up puzzle on September 25, 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: a grizzly bear measures 2 m (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a Velociraptor at 2 m.
A grizzly can measure about two metres from nose to rump.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a grizzly bear when it sits beside a Velociraptor — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: an American bullfrog measures 15 cm (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a game controller at 16 cm.
A large bullfrog can be almost as long as a modern phone.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an American bullfrog when it sits beside a game controller — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a domestic cat measures 46 cm (length / span), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, a large pizza at 35.6 cm.
A cat’s body is about 46 cm long before its tail is counted.
Common miss: players tend to compress a domestic cat when it sits beside a large pizza — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a blue whale measures 25 m (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a Diplodocus at 25 m.
A blue whale can be longer than a basketball court.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a blue whale when it sits beside a Diplodocus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a hippopotamus measures 3.5 m (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a family sedan at 4.6 m.
A hippo can reach 3.5 metres despite its compact silhouette.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hippopotamus when it sits beside a family sedan — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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