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ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 24, 2026

Size It Up answer: August 24

The five Mixed silhouettes for August 24, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.

This pre-launch puzzle ran from a tennis ball (6.7 cm) to Jupiter (143,000 km). The widest gap was round 5, Tennis Ball against Concert Grand Piano, at 40×; the closest call was round 2, Horse against White Rhinoceros, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Olympic Swimming Pool vs Bengal Tiger (Male)

    Bengal Tiger · reference · 2.8 m
    Olympic Swimming Pool · true length · 50 m

    18× longer than the Bengal tiger

    An Olympic pool is 50 m long.

  2. ROUND 2

    Horse (Thoroughbred) vs White Rhinoceros

    White Rhinoceros · reference · 3.7 m
    Horse · true length · 2.4 m

    1.5× shorter than the white rhinoceros

    A Thoroughbred is about 2.4 m long from nose to tail base.

  3. ROUND 3

    Jupiter vs Mercury

    Mercury · reference · 4,879 km
    Jupiter · true diameter · 143,000 km

    29× wider than Mercury

    Jupiter is about 142,984 km across at the equator.

  4. ROUND 4

    Human (Average Adult) vs Saltwater Crocodile (Male)

    Saltwater Crocodile · reference · 5 m
    Human · true height · 1.71 m

    2.9× shorter than the saltwater crocodile

    The average adult human is about 1.71 m tall.

  5. ROUND 5

    Tennis Ball vs Concert Grand Piano

    Concert Grand Piano · reference · 2.7 m
    Tennis Ball · true diameter · 6.7 cm

    40× shorter than the concert grand piano

    A tennis ball is about 6.7 cm across.

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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.

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