ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 25 · SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
Size It Up answer: September 28
The five Mixed silhouettes for September 28, 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 25 ran from a pocket media player (7.65 cm) to the Seawise Giant (458.5 m). The widest gap was round 5, CV-22 Osprey against Seawise Giant, at 26×; the closest call was round 1, Bull Shark against Volkswagen Beetle, only 1.8× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Bull Shark (adult male) vs Volkswagen Beetle (classic 1200)
Volkswagen Beetle · reference · 4.07 m Bull Shark · true length · 2.25 m 1.8× shorter than the Volkswagen Beetle
An adult male bull shark averages 2.25 m long; adult females are slightly larger, averaging 2.4 m.
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ROUND 2
Pocket Media Player (2.5-inch touchscreen) vs Sheet of A5 Paper (ISO 216)
Sheet of A5 Paper · reference · 21 cm Pocket Media Player · true height · 7.65 cm 2.7× shorter than the sheet of A5 paper
This touchscreen media player is 76.5 mm tall and only 5.4 mm thick.
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ROUND 3
Dining Chair (wooden, 45 cm seat) vs Sofa (three-seat)
Sofa · reference · 2.2 m Dining Chair · true height · 90 cm 2.4× shorter than the sofa
A 90 cm dining chair can have a seat only halfway up, at 45 cm.
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ROUND 4
Flying Scotsman (engine + tender) vs Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari, height)
Dragon's Blood Tree · reference · 9 m Flying Scotsman · true length · 21.4 m 2.4× longer than the dragon's blood tree
Flying Scotsman is 21.396 m over the buffers with its tender. Passenger carriages are not included.
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ROUND 5
CV-22 Osprey vs Seawise Giant (supertanker)
Seawise Giant · reference · 458.5 m CV-22 Osprey · true length · 17.48 m 26× shorter than the Seawise Giant
The CV-22 Osprey is about 17.48 m long. Its tiltrotors let the same aircraft use helicopter and airplane flight modes.
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