DAILY NO. 45 · 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 November 5, 2026 puzzle ran from a coffee mug at 9.5 cm to a queen bed at 2 m — about 21× apart, drawing on everyday. The pair furthest apart was round 4: a coffee mug is about 1.3× smaller than a soda can.
Answer: Soda Can — 12.2 cm. A soda can measures 12.2 cm (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a light bulb at 11 cm.
The 330 ml can has kept essentially the same silhouette since 1963.
Common miss: players tend to compress a soda can when it sits beside a light bulb — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Queen Bed — 2 m. A queen bed measures 2 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a three-seat sofa at 2.2 m.
A US queen mattress is 80 inches long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a queen bed when it sits beside a three-seat sofa — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Paperback Book — 20 cm. A paperback book measures 20 cm (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a stage microphone at 18 cm.
Mass-market paperbacks are sized to fit a coat pocket.
Common miss: players tend to compress a paperback book when it sits beside a stage microphone — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Coffee Mug — 9.5 cm. A coffee mug measures 9.5 cm (height), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a soda can at 12.2 cm.
A standard mug holds about 350 ml — the same as a soda can, in a shorter, wider package.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a coffee mug when it sits beside a soda can — 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 1.2× as big as the reference, a baseball bat at 86 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 baseball bat — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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