DAILY NO. 5 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The September 26, 2026 puzzle ran from a domestic cat at 46 cm to a blue whale at 25 m — about 54× apart, drawing on animals. The pair furthest apart was round 2: a blue whale is 2× as big as a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Puzzle #5 asked about a golden retriever, a blue whale, a domestic cat, a dairy cow and an emperor penguin. 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: Golden Retriever — 94 cm. A golden retriever measures 94 cm (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a baseball bat at 86 cm.
An adult Golden Retriever is close to a metre from nose to rump.
Common miss: players tend to compress a golden retriever when it sits beside a baseball bat — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Blue Whale — 25 m. A blue whale measures 25 m (length / span), which is 2× as big as the reference, a Tyrannosaurus rex at 12.3 m.
A blue whale can be longer than a basketball court.
Common miss: players tend to compress a blue whale when it sits beside a Tyrannosaurus rex — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Domestic Cat — 46 cm. A domestic cat measures 46 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a computer keyboard at 44 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 computer keyboard — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Dairy Cow — 2.4 m. A dairy cow measures 2.4 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a concert grand piano at 2.7 m.
A full-grown dairy cow can be roughly 2.4 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a dairy cow when it sits beside a concert grand piano — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Emperor Penguin — 1.1 m. An emperor penguin measures 1.1 m (height), which is about 1.8× smaller than the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
The tallest living penguin reaches roughly 1.15 metres.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an emperor penguin when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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