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ALL ANSWERS · POP CULTURE · DAILY No. 18 · SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

Size It Up Pop Culture answer: September 21

The five Pop Culture silhouettes for September 21, 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 18 ran from Mjolnir (49 cm) to the London Eye (135 m). The widest gap was round 2, Mjolnir against Great White Shark, at 9.2×; the closest call was round 4, Daitarn 3 against London Eye, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    C-3PO Star Wars · Databank standard version vs R2-D2 Star Wars · Databank standard version

    R2-D2 · reference · 1.09 m
    C-3PO · true height · 1.77 m

    1.6× taller than R2-D2

    C-3PO measures about 1.77 m in height. Standing height of the specified character version.

  2. ROUND 2

    Mjolnir Marvel · Thor: The Dark World · stunt prop vs Great White Shark

    Great White Shark · reference · 4.5 m
    Mjolnir · true length · 49 cm

    9.2× shorter than the great white shark

    Mjolnir measures about 0.49 m in length. Approximate overall length of the 2013 stunt hammer, catalogued separately from its display stand (49 cm).

  3. ROUND 3

    Jigglypuff Pokémon · Standard Pokédex form vs Bicycle (adult road bike)

    Bicycle · reference · 1.75 m
    Jigglypuff · true height · 50 cm

    3.5× shorter than the bicycle

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

  4. ROUND 4

    Daitarn 3 Daitarn 3 · 1978 anime · robot form vs London Eye

    London Eye · reference · 135 m
    Daitarn 3 · true height · 120 m

    1.1× shorter than the London Eye

    Daitarn 3 measures about 120 m in height. Published standing height in robot form; Daitank and Daitfighter transformations are excluded.

  5. ROUND 5

    Marty’s Hoverboard Back to the Future · Parts II / III · film prop vs African Elephant (Bull)

    African Elephant · reference · 3.2 m
    Marty’s Hoverboard · true length · 71.25 cm

    4.5× shorter than the African elephant

    Marty’s Hoverboard measures about 0.7125 m in length. Approximate length of the production hoverboard catalogued by Propstore (71.25 cm); prop examples can vary.

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