DAILY NO. 40 · 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 31, 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 4: a house key is about 1.3× smaller than a chocolate chip cookie.
Answer: Three-Seat Sofa — 2.2 m. A three-seat sofa measures 2.2 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an adult horse at 2.4 m.
Two metres of sofa is mostly frame and armrest; the seating itself is nearer 1.6 m.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a three-seat sofa when it sits beside an adult horse — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Open Umbrella — 1.1 m. An open umbrella measures 1.1 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a golden retriever at 94 cm.
Measured across the open canopy — wide enough to cover two people badly.
Common miss: players tend to compress an open umbrella when it sits beside a golden retriever — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: US Interior Door — 2 m. A US interior door measures 2 m (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.
The familiar American interior door is usually 80 inches tall.
Common miss: players tend to compress a US interior door when it sits beside a refrigerator — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: House Key — 6 cm. A house key measures 6 cm (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a chocolate chip cookie at 8 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 chocolate chip cookie — 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.
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