DAILY NO. 50 · 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 10, 2026 puzzle ran from a stage microphone at 18 cm to a cello at 1.2 m — about 7× apart, drawing on music. The pair furthest apart was round 1: an alto saxophone is 1.3× as big as a violin.
Answer: Alto Saxophone — 74 cm. An alto saxophone measures 74 cm (height), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, a violin at 59 cm.
The bend and the bell fold more than a metre of tubing into 74 cm of instrument.
Common miss: players tend to compress an alto saxophone when it sits beside a violin — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Concert Flute — 67 cm. A concert flute measures 67 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a French baguette at 65 cm.
Played sideways, which makes its 67 cm read much smaller on stage.
Common miss: players tend to compress a concert flute when it sits beside a French baguette — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Acoustic Guitar — 1 m. An acoustic guitar measures 1 m (height), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a dining chair at 90 cm.
A dreadnought is about a metre long, but only 65 cm of that is vibrating string.
Common miss: players tend to compress an acoustic guitar when it sits beside a dining chair — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Cello — 1.2 m. A cello measures 1.2 m (height), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, an acoustic guitar at 1 m.
The body accounts for about 76 cm — the rest is neck and endpin.
Common miss: players tend to compress a cello when it sits beside an acoustic guitar — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Stage Microphone — 18 cm. A stage microphone measures 18 cm (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a paperback book at 20 cm.
A handheld vocal mic is sized around the grip, not the capsule inside it.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a stage microphone when it sits beside a paperback book — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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