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ALL ANSWERS · POP CULTURE · DAILY No. 10 · SEPTEMBER 13, 2026

Size It Up Pop Culture answer: September 13

The five Pop Culture silhouettes for September 13, 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 10 ran from a banana (20 cm) to Gunbuster (240 m). The widest gap was round 3, Sting Sword against Lion, at 3.8×; the closest call was round 2, Gandalf’s Staff against Darth Vader, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Gunbuster Gunbuster · Aim for the Top! · combined Buster Machines 1 and 2 vs Washington Monument

    Washington Monument · reference · 169 m
    Gunbuster · true height · 240 m

    1.4× taller than the Washington Monument

    Gunbuster measures about 240 m in height. In-story overall height of the combined robot, including its shoulder towers; this is not the size of a model or figure.

  2. ROUND 2

    Gandalf’s Staff The Hobbit · Noble Collection illuminating replica vs Darth Vader Star Wars · Databank standard version

    Darth Vader · reference · 2.03 m
    Gandalf’s Staff · true height · 1.854 m

    1.1× shorter than Darth Vader

    Gandalf’s Staff measures about 1.8542 m in height. Full-size illuminating replica listed at 73 inches tall (1.8542 m); excludes packaging.

  3. ROUND 3

    Sting Sword The Hobbit · Noble Collection · full-size replica vs Lion (Male)

    Lion · reference · 2.1 m
    Sting Sword · true length · 55.88 cm

    3.8× shorter than the lion

    Sting Sword measures about 0.5588 m in length. Replica catalogue specifies 22 inches overall (0.5588 m), including hilt; excludes the display mount.

  4. ROUND 4

    Squirtle Pokémon · Standard Pokédex form vs Banana

    Banana · reference · 20 cm
    Squirtle · true height · 50 cm

    2.5× taller than the banana

    Squirtle measures about 0.5 m in height. Uses the official Pokédex height for the standard form, excluding alternate forms and transformations.

  5. ROUND 5

    Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog · Modern game character vs Bengal Tiger (Male)

    Bengal Tiger · reference · 2.8 m
    Sonic the Hedgehog · true height · 1 m

    2.8× shorter than the Bengal tiger

    Sonic the Hedgehog measures about 1 m in height. Standing height of the specified character version.

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