DAILY NO. 18 · 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 9, 2026 puzzle ran from a mirrorless camera at 13 cm to the Hollywood Sign at 106.7 m — about 821× apart, drawing on dinosaurs, animals, landmarks, insects & bugs, technology. The pair furthest apart was round 1: a Pteranodon wingspan is 1.3× as big as a family sedan.
Answer: Pteranodon Wingspan — 6 m. A Pteranodon wingspan measures 6 m (length / span), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, a family sedan at 4.6 m.
Measured across the wings — a span no living bird comes close to.
Common miss: players tend to compress a Pteranodon wingspan when it sits beside a family sedan — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: African Elephant — 6.5 m. An African elephant measures 6.5 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
A large bull elephant can stretch about 6.5 metres from trunk to tail.
Common miss: players tend to compress an African elephant when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Hollywood Sign — 106.7 m. The Hollywood Sign measures 106.7 m (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, an American football field at 109.7 m.
The nine letters stretch about 107 metres across Mount Lee.
Common miss: players tend to inflate the Hollywood Sign when it sits beside an American football field — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Giant Stick Insect — 56 cm. A giant stick insect measures 56 cm (length / span), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, a computer keyboard at 44 cm.
Record stick insects can exceed half a metre with legs extended.
Common miss: players tend to compress a giant stick insect when it sits beside a computer keyboard — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Mirrorless Camera — 13 cm. A mirrorless camera measures 13 cm (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a game controller at 16 cm.
Dropping the mirror box let camera bodies shrink by about a third.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a mirrorless camera when it sits beside a game controller — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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