DAILY NO. 35 · 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 26, 2026 puzzle ran from a road bicycle at 1.8 m to a New York subway car at 18.3 m — about 10× apart, drawing on vehicles. The pair furthest apart was round 5: an American pickup truck is about 1.5× smaller than a Stegosaurus.
Answer: Farm Tractor — 5 m. A farm tractor measures 5 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a family sedan at 4.6 m.
Five metres of tractor is mostly wheelbase; the rear tyres alone can stand taller than an adult.
Common miss: players tend to compress a farm tractor when it sits beside a family sedan — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Cruiser Motorcycle — 2.2 m. A cruiser motorcycle measures 2.2 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an adult horse at 2.4 m.
Cruisers are long and low — the raked front fork accounts for most of the extra length over a sport bike.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a cruiser motorcycle when it sits beside an adult horse — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: New York Subway Car — 18.3 m. A New York subway car measures 18.3 m (length / span), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a Tyrannosaurus rex at 12.3 m.
A common New York subway car is about 60 feet long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a New York subway car when it sits beside a Tyrannosaurus rex — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Road Bicycle — 1.8 m. A road bicycle measures 1.8 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a Velociraptor at 2 m.
A road bike’s wheelbase is barely a metre; the wheels themselves add the rest.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a road bicycle when it sits beside a Velociraptor — 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 about 1.5× smaller than the reference, a Stegosaurus at 9 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 Stegosaurus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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