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ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 9 · SEPTEMBER 12, 2026

Size It Up answer: September 12

The five Mixed silhouettes for September 12, 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.

Day 9 ran from a golden retriever (1 m) to the Canton Tower (604 m). The widest gap was round 5, Bus against RMS Titanic, at 22×; the closest call was round 1, Golden Retriever against Acoustic Guitar, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Golden Retriever vs Acoustic Guitar

    Acoustic Guitar · reference · 1.03 m
    Golden Retriever · true length · 1 m

    1.0× shorter than the acoustic guitar

    A golden retriever is about 1 m from nose to tail base.

  2. ROUND 2

    Arc de Triomphe vs Shipping Container (40 ft)

    Shipping Container · reference · 12.2 m
    Arc de Triomphe · true height · 50 m

    4.1× taller than the shipping container

    The Arc de Triomphe is 50 m tall — a biplane was flown through it in 1919.

  3. ROUND 3

    Volkswagen Beetle (classic 1200) vs Bottlenose Dolphin

    Bottlenose Dolphin · reference · 2.8 m
    Volkswagen Beetle · true length · 4.07 m

    1.5× longer than the bottlenose dolphin

    The classic Beetle 1200 is 4.07 m long, with its rounded roof and rear-mounted engine.

  4. ROUND 4

    Canton Tower (with antenna) vs CN Tower

    CN Tower · reference · 553 m
    Canton Tower · true height · 604 m

    1.1× taller than the CN Tower

    Canton Tower in Guangzhou reaches 604 m with its antenna, a twisting hyperboloid of steel.

  5. ROUND 5

    Bus (12 m coach) vs RMS Titanic

    RMS Titanic · reference · 269 m
    Bus · true length · 12 m

    22× shorter than the RMS Titanic

    A standard single-deck coach is about 12 m long — the length most full-size buses share worldwide.

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