DAILY NO. 39 · 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 30, 2026 puzzle ran from a cruiser motorcycle at 2.2 m to a container ship at 300 m — about 136× apart, drawing on vehicles. The pair furthest apart was round 4: a container ship is 1.5× as big as a high-speed train.
Answer: Cruising Sailboat — 10 m. A cruising sailboat measures 10 m (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a Tyrannosaurus rex at 12.3 m.
A modest cruising yacht is commonly around ten metres long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a cruising sailboat when it sits beside a Tyrannosaurus rex — 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 almost exactly the same size as the reference, a rescue helicopter at 17.8 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 rescue helicopter — 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 1.1× as big as the reference, a Velociraptor at 2 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 compress a cruiser motorcycle when it sits beside a Velociraptor — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Container Ship — 300 m. A container ship measures 300 m (length / span), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a high-speed train at 200 m.
A large container ship is almost three football fields long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a container ship when it sits beside a high-speed train — 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 1.2× as big as the reference, a farm tractor at 5 m.
A full-size pickup can be nearly six metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress an American pickup truck when it sits beside a farm tractor — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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