ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 17 · SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
Size It Up Food & Drink answer: September 20
The five Food & Drink silhouettes for September 20, 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 17 ran from a strawberry (3.492 cm) to a baguette (54.61 cm). The widest gap was round 5, Baguette against Potato, at 7.8×; the closest call was round 1, Teapot against Drink Can, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Teapot (RIKLIG 0.6 l height reference) vs Drink Can (Crown standard 355 ml)
Drink Can · reference · 12.22 cm Teapot · true height · 10 cm 1.2× shorter than the drink can
Teapot: 10 cm height. Manufacturer lists a 10 cm product height. This is a vessel-height comparison, not a comparison of tea volume. Classic is a schematic vessel outline, not a product-identification drawing. From the bottom of the container to its top, not the liquid level.
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ROUND 2
Ostrich Egg (average) vs Water Bottle (LUCA Essential, 500 ml)
Water Bottle · reference · 20 cm Ostrich Egg · true length · 15 cm 1.3× shorter than the water bottle
Ostrich Egg: 15 cm length. An ostrich egg is on average 15 cm long and 13 cm wide, and weighs about 1.4 kg. Full straight length from tip to tip.
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ROUND 3
Eggplant (Black Beauty, selected harvest size) vs Wine Glass (60 cl)
Wine Glass · reference · 22 cm Eggplant · true length · 15.24 cm 1.4× shorter than the wine glass
Eggplant: 15.24 cm length. Selected 6 inch fruit within the grower’s 5–6.5 inch harvest range; exclude the stalk. Straight end-to-end span; exclude decorative stems and leaves.
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ROUND 4
Apple (USDA large apple) vs Strawberry (USDA large)
Strawberry · reference · 3.492 cm Apple · true diameter · 8.255 cm 2.4× wider than the strawberry
Apple: 8.255 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 09003: large apple, 3.25 inches across. This is a portion reference, not a species-wide average. Across the widest part of the food, excluding any stem or leaves.
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ROUND 5
Baguette (Bridor 6371, nominal finished size) vs Potato (USDA Potato medium)
Potato · reference · 6.985 cm Baguette · true length · 54.61 cm 7.8× longer than the potato
Baguette: 54.61 cm length. Bridor product specification target length 21.5 inches / 54.61 cm; published tolerance 52.71–56.52 cm. Straight end-to-end span; exclude decorative stems and leaves.
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