DAILY NO. 42 · 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 November 2, 2026 puzzle ran from a road bicycle at 1.8 m to a high-speed train at 200 m — about 114× apart, drawing on vehicles. The pair furthest apart was round 1: a family sedan is about 1.3× smaller than an American pickup truck.
Answer: Family Sedan — 4.6 m. A family sedan measures 4.6 m (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
The reference almost everyone has parked: a mid-size sedan runs about 4.6 m bumper to bumper.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a family sedan when it sits beside an American pickup truck — 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 about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a Brachiosaurus at 22 m.
A common New York subway car is about 60 feet long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a New York subway car when it sits beside a Brachiosaurus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: High-Speed Train — 200 m. A high-speed train measures 200 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, the Roman Colosseum at 189 m.
A complete high-speed trainset can be around 200 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a high-speed train when it sits beside the Roman Colosseum — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Road Bicycle — 1.8 m. A road bicycle measures 1.8 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a Velociraptor at 2 m.
A road bike’s wheelbase is barely a metre; the wheels themselves add the rest.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a road bicycle when it sits beside a Velociraptor — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Cruising Sailboat — 10 m. A cruising sailboat measures 10 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an American school bus at 10.7 m.
A modest cruising yacht is commonly around ten metres long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a cruising sailboat when it sits beside an American school bus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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