DAILY NO. 32 · 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 23, 2026 puzzle ran from a hot dog at 15 cm to a large pizza at 35.6 cm — about 2× apart, drawing on food & drink. The pair furthest apart was round 3: a hot dog is 1.5× as big as a monarch butterfly.
Answer: Wine Bottle — 30 cm. A wine bottle measures 30 cm (height), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a PlayStation 5 at 39 cm.
Almost every 750 ml bottle is the same height, whatever the shape of its shoulders.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a wine bottle when it sits beside a PlayStation 5 — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Large Pizza — 35.6 cm. A large pizza measures 35.6 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a laptop computer at 35 cm.
A 14-inch large pizza measures 35.6 cm across.
Common miss: players tend to compress a large pizza when it sits beside a laptop computer — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Hot Dog — 15 cm. A hot dog measures 15 cm (length / span), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a monarch butterfly at 10 cm.
The frank is made to match the bun, not the other way round.
Common miss: players tend to compress a hot dog when it sits beside a monarch butterfly — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Birthday Cake — 25 cm. A birthday cake measures 25 cm (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an American football at 28 cm.
A 25 cm round is the standard “serves twelve” size.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a birthday cake when it sits beside an American football — 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.
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