DAILY NO. 31 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS

Size It Up answers – October 1, 2026

The five music 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

Cello — 1.2 m

Answer: a cello measures 1.2 m (height), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, an acoustic guitar at 1 m.

The body accounts for about 76 cm — the rest is neck and endpin.

Common miss: players tend to compress a cello when it sits beside an acoustic guitar — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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ROUND 2

Drum Kit — 1.5 m

Answer: a drum kit measures 1.5 m (length / span), which is about 1.4× smaller than the reference, a queen bed at 2 m.

Kit width is set by the bass drum and how far the drummer’s arms can reach.

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

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ROUND 3

Concert Grand Piano — 2.7 m

Answer: a concert grand piano measures 2.7 m (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a three-seat sofa at 2.2 m.

A concert grand can be more than 2.7 metres long.

Common miss: players tend to compress a concert grand piano when it sits beside a three-seat sofa — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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ROUND 4

Acoustic Guitar — 1 m

Answer: an acoustic guitar measures 1 m (height), which is 1.7× as big as the reference, a violin at 59 cm.

A dreadnought is about a metre long, but only 65 cm of that is vibrating string.

Common miss: players tend to compress an acoustic guitar when it sits beside a violin — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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ROUND 5

Double Bass — 1.8 m

Answer: a double bass measures 1.8 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.

Tall enough that players either stand or perch on a stool.

Common miss: players tend to inflate a double bass when it sits beside a refrigerator — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.

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