DAILY NO. 26 · 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 17, 2026 puzzle ran from a stage microphone at 18 cm to a concert harp at 1.9 m — about 10× apart, drawing on music. The pair furthest apart was round 5: a stage microphone is 1.2× as big as a smartphone.
Answer: Acoustic Guitar — 1 m. An acoustic guitar measures 1 m (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a dining chair at 90 cm.
A dreadnought is about a metre long, but only 65 cm of that is vibrating string.
Common miss: players tend to compress an acoustic guitar when it sits beside a dining chair — 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: Double Bass — 1.8 m. A double bass measures 1.8 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.
Tall enough that players either stand or perch on a stool.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a double bass when it sits beside a refrigerator — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Concert Harp — 1.9 m. A concert harp measures 1.9 m (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a hockey stick at 1.6 m.
Forty-seven strings holding close to a tonne of combined tension.
Common miss: players tend to compress a concert harp when it sits beside a hockey stick — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Stage Microphone — 18 cm. A stage microphone measures 18 cm (height), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a smartphone at 14.7 cm.
A handheld vocal mic is sized around the grip, not the capsule inside it.
Common miss: players tend to compress a stage microphone when it sits beside a smartphone — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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