ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 20 · SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: September 23
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for September 23, 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 20 ran from a microSD card (1.5 cm) to a sheet of A0 paper (1.189 m). The widest gap was round 2, Playing Card against Frying Pan, at 5.6×; the closest call was round 1, Traffic Cone against Sheet of A0 Paper, 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
Traffic Cone (28-inch) vs Sheet of A0 Paper (ISO 216)
Sheet of A0 Paper · reference · 1.189 m Traffic Cone · true height · 71.12 cm 1.7× shorter than the sheet of A0 paper
A 28-inch roadwork cone is 71.12 cm high including its base.
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ROUND 2
Playing Card (poker size) vs Frying Pan (28 cm pan, handle included)
Frying Pan · reference · 49 cm Playing Card · true height · 8.8 cm 5.6× shorter than the frying pan
A poker-size playing card is 88 mm tall and 63 mm wide; bridge cards are narrower.
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ROUND 3
Cassette Tape (compact cassette shell) vs Scissors (8-inch, closed)
Scissors · reference · 20.32 cm Cassette Tape · true length · 10.2 cm 2.0× shorter than the scissors
A compact cassette shell is 10.2 cm at its largest dimension, and 6.35 cm across.
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ROUND 4
microSD Card (15 × 11 mm) vs SD Card (full-size)
SD Card · reference · 3.2 cm microSD Card · true length · 1.5 cm 2.1× shorter than the SD card
A microSD card is only 15 mm long, less than half the length of the full-size card it slots inside.
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ROUND 5
House Key (60 mm cylinder-key blank) vs Claw Hammer (16 oz, 318 mm)
Claw Hammer · reference · 31.8 cm House Key · true length · 6 cm 5.3× shorter than the claw hammer
This cylinder-key blank is 6 cm from bow to tip; a cut key keeps that overall length.
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