ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 14 · SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: September 17
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for September 17, 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 14 ran from a guitar pick (3.05 cm) to a cricket bat (96.5 cm). The widest gap was round 4, Stovetop Kettle against Cricket Bat, at 4.2×; the closest call was round 2, Guitar Pick against AA Battery, only 1.7× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Chess Bishop (tournament size) vs US Dollar Bill
US Dollar Bill · reference · 15.6 cm Chess Bishop · true height · 7 cm 2.2× shorter than the US dollar bill
A tournament bishop is 7 cm tall; the king standing beside it reaches 9.5 cm.
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ROUND 2
Guitar Pick (351 shape, medium) vs AA Battery (LR6, maximum envelope)
AA Battery · reference · 5.05 cm Guitar Pick · true height · 3.05 cm 1.7× shorter than the AA battery
The classic 351-shape pick is 30.5 mm from its shoulders down to the point.
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ROUND 3
Step Stool (two-step wooden) vs Wine Glass (60 cl)
Wine Glass · reference · 22 cm Step Stool · true height · 50 cm 2.3× taller than the wine glass
This two-step kitchen stool is 50 cm high, roughly half the height of a worktop.
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ROUND 4
Stovetop Kettle (2 litre, spout to handle) vs Cricket Bat (maximum legal size)
Cricket Bat · reference · 96.5 cm Stovetop Kettle · true width · 23 cm 4.2× shorter than the cricket bat
This two-litre kettle is 23 cm wide from spout to handle, wider than its 19 cm height.
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ROUND 5
Envelope (US commercial No. 10) vs Fire Hydrant
Fire Hydrant · reference · 75 cm Envelope · true length · 24.1 cm 3.1× shorter than the fire hydrant
A US No. 10 business envelope is 241 mm long, sized for a letter folded in three.
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