DAILY NO. 16 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five Size It Up comparisons with the measured size of each object, its reference and a source you can check. The puzzle is still live, so every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Haven't played yet? Play today's puzzle first.
The October 7, 2026 puzzle ran from an Atlas moth wingspan at 27 cm to the Moon at 3,474.8 km — 7 orders of magnitude apart, drawing on space, landmarks, technology, geography, insects & bugs. The pair furthest apart was round 2: the Space Needle is about 1.8× smaller than the Eiffel Tower.
Answer: The Moon — 3,474.8 km. The Moon measures 3,474.8 km (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, Australia at 4,000 km.
The Moon’s mean diameter is about 3,475 kilometres.
How people guessed: across 25 runs the typical guess was 8,223.8 km — 137% too large. The most common miss is picturing the Moon far bigger than Australia really allows.
Answer: Space Needle — 184 m. The Space Needle measures 184 m (height), which is about 1.8× smaller than the reference, the Eiffel Tower at 330 m.
Built for the 1962 World’s Fair, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi when it opened.
How people guessed: across 25 runs the typical guess was 358.1 m — 95% too large. The most common miss is picturing the Space Needle far bigger than the Eiffel Tower really allows.
Answer: Camera Drone — 35 cm. A camera drone measures 35 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a laptop computer at 35 cm.
Measured diagonally between motors, the dimension most drone regulations use.
How people guessed: across 25 runs the typical guess was 29.1 cm — 17% too small.
Answer: Great Britain — 1,000 km. Great Britain measures 1,000 km (height), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, Italy at 1,200 km.
About the straight-line distance from Land’s End to John o’ Groats.
How people guessed: across 25 runs the typical guess was 942.3 km — 6% too small.
Answer: Atlas Moth Wingspan — 27 cm. An Atlas moth wingspan measures 27 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, an American football at 28 cm.
Atlas moths have some of the largest wings of any insect.
How people guessed: across 25 runs the typical guess was 14.7 cm — 46% too small. The most common miss is picturing an Atlas moth wingspan far smaller than an American football really allows.
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