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ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 30, 2026

Size It Up answer: August 30

The five Mixed silhouettes for August 30, 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 basketball (24 cm) to the Sun (1,393,000 km). The widest gap was round 2, Basketball against Polar Bear, at 10×; the closest call was round 3, Human against Chimpanzee, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Great White Shark vs Emperor Penguin

    Emperor Penguin · reference · 1.2 m
    Great White Shark · true length · 4.5 m

    3.8× longer than the emperor penguin

    A great white shark is typically 4.5 m long — about a family car.

  2. ROUND 2

    Basketball vs Polar Bear (Male)

    Polar Bear · reference · 2.4 m
    Basketball · true diameter · 24 cm

    10× shorter than the polar bear

    A basketball is about 24 cm across.

  3. ROUND 3

    Human (Average Adult) vs Chimpanzee (arm span)

    Chimpanzee · reference · 1.5 m
    Human · true height · 1.71 m

    1.1× taller than the chimpanzee

    The average adult human is about 1.71 m tall.

  4. ROUND 4

    Sun vs Saturn (with rings)

    Saturn · reference · 273,600 km
    Sun · true diameter · 1,393,000 km

    5.1× wider than Saturn

    The Sun is about 1,392,700 km across — 109 Earths side by side.

  5. ROUND 5

    Giant Manta Ray vs Blue Whale (Average Adult)

    Blue Whale · reference · 27 m
    Giant Manta Ray · true wingspan · 7 m

    3.9× shorter than the blue whale

    A giant manta ray spans about 7 m wingtip to wingtip.

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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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