DAILY NO. 26 · 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 17, 2026 puzzle ran from a family sedan at 4.6 m to a New York subway car at 18.3 m — about 4× apart, drawing on vehicles. The pair furthest apart was round 2: a rescue helicopter is 1.7× as big as an American school bus.
Answer: New York Subway Car — 18.3 m. A New York subway car measures 18.3 m (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a Brachiosaurus at 22 m.
A common New York subway car is about 60 feet long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a New York subway car when it sits beside a Brachiosaurus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Rescue Helicopter — 17.8 m. A rescue helicopter measures 17.8 m (length / span), which is 1.7× as big as the reference, an American school bus at 10.7 m.
Most of the length is tail boom — the cabin itself is barely longer than a van.
Common miss: players tend to compress a rescue helicopter when it sits beside an American school bus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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 Triceratops 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 Triceratops — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: American Pickup Truck — 5.9 m. An American pickup truck measures 5.9 m (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a Pteranodon wingspan at 6 m.
A full-size pickup can be nearly six metres long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an American pickup truck when it sits beside a Pteranodon wingspan — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Family Sedan — 4.6 m. A family sedan measures 4.6 m (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
The reference almost everyone has parked: a mid-size sedan runs about 4.6 m bumper to bumper.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a family sedan when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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