DAILY NO. 31 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS

Size It Up answers – October 1, 2026

The five everyday objects from the Size It Up puzzle on October 1, 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.

ROUND 1

Light Bulb — 11 cm

Answer: a light bulb measures 11 cm (height), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a coffee mug at 9.5 cm.

The classic A60 bulb takes its name from its widest point, 60 mm across.

Common miss: players tend to compress a light bulb when it sits beside a coffee mug — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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ROUND 2

US Interior Door — 2 m

Answer: a US interior door measures 2 m (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.

The familiar American interior door is usually 80 inches tall.

Common miss: players tend to compress a US interior door when it sits beside a refrigerator — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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ROUND 3

Bathtub — 1.7 m

Answer: a bathtub measures 1.7 m (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a queen bed at 2 m.

A standard tub is shorter than most adults are tall, which is why you never quite lie flat.

Common miss: players tend to inflate a bathtub when it sits beside a queen bed — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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ROUND 4

Coffee Mug — 9.5 cm

Answer: a coffee mug measures 9.5 cm (height), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a soda can at 12.2 cm.

A standard mug holds about 350 ml — the same as a soda can, in a shorter, wider package.

Common miss: players tend to inflate a coffee mug when it sits beside a soda can — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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ROUND 5

Soda Can — 12.2 cm

Answer: a soda can measures 12.2 cm (height), which is about 1.5× smaller than the reference, a stage microphone at 18 cm.

The 330 ml can has kept essentially the same silhouette since 1963.

Common miss: players tend to inflate a soda can when it sits beside a stage microphone — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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