ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 21 · SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: September 24
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for September 24, 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 21 ran from a SIM card (2.5 cm) to a floor mirror (1.96 m). The widest gap was round 2, Floor Mirror against Sheet of A4 Paper, at 6.6×; the closest call was round 4, Toy Building Brick against SIM Card, 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
Bowling Pin (ten-pin) vs Kitchen Stove (30-inch class, front view)
Kitchen Stove · reference · 75.88 cm Bowling Pin · true height · 38 cm 2.0× shorter than the kitchen stove
A ten-pin bowling pin is 380 mm tall but only 121 mm across at its widest.
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ROUND 2
Floor Mirror (78 × 196 cm, leaning) vs Sheet of A4 Paper (ISO 216)
Sheet of A4 Paper · reference · 29.7 cm Floor Mirror · true height · 1.96 m 6.6× taller than the sheet of A4 paper
This leaning floor mirror is 1.96 m tall and 78 cm wide, just short of a standard 2.03 m door.
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ROUND 3
Strand of Dried Spaghetti vs Sheet of A3 Paper (ISO 216)
Sheet of A3 Paper · reference · 42 cm Strand of Dried Spaghetti · true length · 25.5 cm 1.6× shorter than the sheet of A3 paper
This dried spaghetti comes in strands 25.5 cm long and only 1.65 mm thick.
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ROUND 4
Toy Building Brick (2×4 studs) vs SIM Card (mini-SIM, 2FF)
SIM Card · reference · 2.5 cm Toy Building Brick · true length · 3.18 cm 1.3× longer than the SIM card
A 2×4 toy building brick is 31.8 mm long and 9.6 mm tall, not counting its studs.
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ROUND 5
Paperback Book (A-format) vs Wheelie Bin (240 L, lid closed)
Wheelie Bin · reference · 1.07 m Paperback Book · true height · 17.8 cm 6.0× shorter than the wheelie bin
An A-format paperback is 178 mm tall and 110 mm wide, the pocket size of UK fiction.
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