DAILY NO. 36 · 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 27, 2026 puzzle ran from a farm tractor at 5 m to the RMS Titanic at 269 m — about 54× apart, drawing on vehicles. The pair furthest apart was round 4: a New York subway car is 1.7× as big as an American school bus.
Answer: Farm Tractor — 5 m. A farm tractor measures 5 m (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
Five metres of tractor is mostly wheelbase; the rear tyres alone can stand taller than an adult.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a farm tractor when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Boeing 747 — 70.7 m. A Boeing 747 measures 70.7 m (length / span), which is about 1.5× smaller than the reference, the Hollywood Sign at 106.7 m.
A classic Boeing 747 is roughly 70.7 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a Boeing 747 when it sits beside the Hollywood Sign — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: RMS Titanic — 269 m. The RMS Titanic measures 269 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a container ship at 300 m.
Titanic was about 269 metres long — shorter than many modern container ships.
Common miss: players tend to inflate the RMS Titanic when it sits beside a container ship — 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 1.7× as big as the reference, an American school bus at 10.7 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 an American school bus — 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 1.4× as big as the reference, a Tyrannosaurus rex at 12.3 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 a Tyrannosaurus rex — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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