DAILY NO. 26 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five everyday 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 17, 2026 puzzle ran from a house key at 6 cm to a floor lamp at 1.6 m — about 28× apart, drawing on everyday. The pair furthest apart was round 3: a house key is about 1.3× smaller than a chocolate chip cookie.
Answer: Dining Chair — 90 cm. A dining chair measures 90 cm (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an acoustic guitar at 1 m.
Chair dimensions are standardised around the table: 45 cm to the seat, 90 cm to the top of the back.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a dining chair when it sits beside an acoustic guitar — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Paperback Book — 20 cm. A paperback book measures 20 cm (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a stage microphone at 18 cm.
Mass-market paperbacks are sized to fit a coat pocket.
Common miss: players tend to compress a paperback book when it sits beside a stage microphone — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: House Key — 6 cm. A house key measures 6 cm (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a chocolate chip cookie at 8 cm.
Keys settle around 6 cm because that is what the lock cylinder needs, not the hand.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a house key when it sits beside a chocolate chip cookie — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Floor Lamp — 1.6 m. A floor lamp measures 1.6 m (height), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
Floor lamps are built to put the shade just above a seated person’s eye line.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a floor lamp when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Soda Can — 12.2 cm. A soda can measures 12.2 cm (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a light bulb at 11 cm.
The 330 ml can has kept essentially the same silhouette since 1963.
Common miss: players tend to compress a soda can when it sits beside a light bulb — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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