DAILY NO. 44 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five music 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 4, 2026 puzzle ran from a stage microphone at 18 cm to a double bass at 1.8 m — about 10× apart, drawing on music. The pair furthest apart was round 3: a drum kit is about 1.2× smaller than a road bicycle.
Answer: Stage Microphone — 18 cm. A stage microphone measures 18 cm (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, an ice cream cone at 17 cm.
A handheld vocal mic is sized around the grip, not the capsule inside it.
Common miss: players tend to compress a stage microphone when it sits beside an ice cream cone — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Concert Tuba — 1 m. A concert tuba measures 1 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, an acoustic guitar at 1 m.
Up to 5.5 m of tubing, wrapped into about a metre of instrument.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a concert tuba when it sits beside an acoustic guitar — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Drum Kit — 1.5 m. A drum kit measures 1.5 m (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a road bicycle at 1.8 m.
Kit width is set by the bass drum and how far the drummer’s arms can reach.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a drum kit when it sits beside a road bicycle — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Double Bass — 1.8 m. A double bass measures 1.8 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.
Tall enough that players either stand or perch on a stool.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a double bass when it sits beside a refrigerator — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Acoustic Guitar — 1 m. An acoustic guitar measures 1 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a concert tuba at 1 m.
A dreadnought is about a metre long, but only 65 cm of that is vibrating string.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an acoustic guitar when it sits beside a concert tuba — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Sizes are measured along the axis named in each round and link to their published source. Explore the full library by category, or read how scoring works.