DAILY NO. 28 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five food & drink 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 19, 2026 puzzle ran from an apple at 8 cm to a watermelon at 40 cm — about 5× apart, drawing on food & drink. The pair furthest apart was round 3: an apple is about 1.3× smaller than a hamburger.
Answer: Cheese Wheel — 36 cm. A cheese wheel measures 36 cm (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a computer keyboard at 44 cm.
A whole Parmigiano Reggiano wheel weighs close to 40 kg and ages for at least twelve months.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a cheese wheel when it sits beside a computer keyboard — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Ice Cream Cone — 17 cm. An ice cream cone measures 17 cm (height), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a paperback book at 20 cm.
Measured from the point to the top of the scoop, a cone stands taller than a soda can.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an ice cream cone when it sits beside a paperback book — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Apple — 8 cm. An apple measures 8 cm (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a hamburger at 10 cm.
Supermarket apples are graded by diameter, and 8 cm counts as a large one.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an apple when it sits beside a hamburger — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Hamburger — 10 cm. A hamburger measures 10 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a praying mantis at 10 cm.
A patty shrinks by about a quarter on the grill, which is why the bun always looks oversized.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hamburger when it sits beside a praying mantis — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Watermelon — 40 cm. A watermelon measures 40 cm (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a large pizza at 35.6 cm.
A whole watermelon is about 92% water, which accounts for most of its ten kilos.
Common miss: players tend to compress a watermelon when it sits beside a large pizza — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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