DAILY NO. 17 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five music 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 8, 2026 puzzle ran from a trumpet at 48 cm to a concert grand piano at 2.7 m — about 6× apart, drawing on music. The pair furthest apart was round 4: a violin is 1.5× as big as a PlayStation 5.
Answer: Trumpet — 48 cm. A trumpet measures 48 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a domestic cat at 46 cm.
About 1.5 m of tubing, wrapped into 48 cm of instrument.
Common miss: players tend to compress a trumpet when it sits beside a domestic cat — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Concert Grand Piano — 2.7 m. A concert grand piano measures 2.7 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, an adult horse at 2.4 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 an adult horse — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Cello — 1.2 m. 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.
Answer: Violin — 59 cm. A violin measures 59 cm (height), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a PlayStation 5 at 39 cm.
A full-size violin is always about this long; smaller fractions exist for children, down to 1/16.
Common miss: players tend to compress a violin when it sits beside a PlayStation 5 — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Concert Flute — 67 cm. A concert flute measures 67 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a French baguette at 65 cm.
Played sideways, which makes its 67 cm read much smaller on stage.
Common miss: players tend to compress a concert flute when it sits beside a French baguette — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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