DAILY NO. 36 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five everyday 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 27, 2026 puzzle ran from a house key at 6 cm to a three-seat sofa at 2.2 m — about 37× apart, drawing on everyday. The pair furthest apart was round 1: a house key is about 1.3× smaller than a hockey puck.
Answer: House Key — 6 cm. A house key measures 6 cm (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a hockey puck at 7.6 cm.
Keys settle around 6 cm because that is what the lock cylinder needs, not the hand.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a house key when it sits beside a hockey puck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Dining Chair — 90 cm. A dining chair measures 90 cm (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an acoustic guitar at 1 m.
Chair dimensions are standardised around the table: 45 cm to the seat, 90 cm to the top of the back.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a dining chair when it sits beside an acoustic guitar — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Bathtub — 1.7 m. A bathtub measures 1.7 m (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a Velociraptor at 2 m.
A standard tub is shorter than most adults are tall, which is why you never quite lie flat.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a bathtub when it sits beside a Velociraptor — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Floor Lamp — 1.6 m. A floor lamp measures 1.6 m (height), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
Floor lamps are built to put the shade just above a seated person’s eye line.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a floor lamp when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Three-Seat Sofa — 2.2 m. A three-seat sofa measures 2.2 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a queen bed at 2 m.
Two metres of sofa is mostly frame and armrest; the seating itself is nearer 1.6 m.
Common miss: players tend to compress a three-seat sofa when it sits beside a queen bed — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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