ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 15 · SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: September 18
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for September 18, 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 15 ran from a binder clip (1.905 cm) to a garage door (2.438 m). The widest gap was round 5, Garage Door against Floor Lamp, at 1.6×; the closest call was round 3, SIM Card against Binder Clip, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Credit Card vs Chess Rook (tournament size)
Chess Rook · reference · 5.5 cm Credit Card · true length · 8.56 cm 1.6× longer than the chess rook
A credit card is 85.6 mm wide.
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ROUND 2
9-volt Battery (PP3) vs Sticky Note (3-inch)
Sticky Note · reference · 7.6 cm 9-volt Battery · true height · 4.85 cm 1.6× shorter than the sticky note
The rectangular 9-volt battery stands 48.5 mm tall, with both terminals on the same end.
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ROUND 3
SIM Card (mini-SIM, 2FF) vs Binder Clip (small, 3/4-inch)
Binder Clip · reference · 1.905 cm SIM Card · true length · 2.5 cm 1.3× longer than the binder clip
The mini-SIM is 25 mm long, under a third of the 85.6 mm full-size card it was punched from.
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ROUND 4
Smartphone (6.1-inch) vs Brick (UK, 215 mm)
Brick · reference · 21.5 cm Smartphone · true height · 14.7 cm 1.5× shorter than the brick
A 6.1-inch smartphone is about 14.7 cm tall.
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ROUND 5
Garage Door (US, 8-foot single) vs Floor Lamp (61-inch, fabric shade)
Floor Lamp · reference · 1.549 m Garage Door · true width · 2.438 m 1.6× wider than the floor lamp
An eight-foot single garage door is 2.4384 m wide across the opening.
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