DAILY NO. 42 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five dinosaurs 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 November 2, 2026 puzzle ran from a Velociraptor at 2 m to an Argentinosaurus at 33 m — about 17× apart, drawing on dinosaurs. The pair furthest apart was round 1: a Velociraptor is 1.1× as big as a road bicycle.
Answer: Velociraptor — 2 m. A Velociraptor measures 2 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a road bicycle at 1.8 m.
Real Velociraptors were closer to turkey-sized than movie monsters.
Common miss: players tend to compress a Velociraptor when it sits beside a road bicycle — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Argentinosaurus — 33 m. An Argentinosaurus measures 33 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a Space Shuttle orbiter at 37.3 m.
Some estimates place this giant at more than 30 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an Argentinosaurus when it sits beside a Space Shuttle orbiter — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Parasaurolophus — 9.5 m. A Parasaurolophus measures 9.5 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a Stegosaurus at 9 m.
The hollow head crest may have worked like a trumpet.
Common miss: players tend to compress a Parasaurolophus when it sits beside a Stegosaurus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Pteranodon Wingspan — 6 m. A Pteranodon wingspan measures 6 m (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
Measured across the wings — a span no living bird comes close to.
Common miss: players tend to compress a Pteranodon wingspan when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Brachiosaurus — 22 m. A Brachiosaurus measures 22 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a blue whale at 25 m.
Brachiosaurus held its neck upward, making it far taller than long-tailed sauropods of similar length.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a Brachiosaurus when it sits beside a blue whale — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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