DAILY NO. 25 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five vehicles 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 16, 2026 puzzle ran from a cruising sailboat at 10 m to a high-speed train at 200 m — about 20× apart, drawing on vehicles. The pair furthest apart was round 5: a Boeing 747 is 1.9× as big as a Space Shuttle orbiter.
Answer: American School Bus — 10.7 m. An American school bus measures 10.7 m (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a Stegosaurus at 9 m.
A full-size American school bus is commonly around 10.7 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress an American school bus when it sits beside a Stegosaurus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: New York Subway Car — 18.3 m. A New York subway car measures 18.3 m (length / span), which is 1.7× as big as the reference, an American school bus at 10.7 m.
A common New York subway car is about 60 feet long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a New York subway car when it sits beside an American school bus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: High-Speed Train — 200 m. A high-speed train measures 200 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, the Roman Colosseum at 189 m.
A complete high-speed trainset can be around 200 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a high-speed train when it sits beside the Roman Colosseum — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Cruising Sailboat — 10 m. A cruising sailboat measures 10 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a Triceratops at 9 m.
A modest cruising yacht is commonly around ten metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a cruising sailboat when it sits beside a Triceratops — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Boeing 747 — 70.7 m. A Boeing 747 measures 70.7 m (length / span), which is 1.9× as big as the reference, a Space Shuttle orbiter at 37.3 m.
A classic Boeing 747 is roughly 70.7 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a Boeing 747 when it sits beside a Space Shuttle orbiter — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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