ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 27 · SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
Size It Up answer: September 30
The five Mixed silhouettes for September 30, 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 27 ran from a playing card (8.8 cm) to a container ship (400 m). The widest gap was round 1, Cassette Tape against Pink Salmon, at 6.2×; the closest call was round 5, Brachiosaurus against Giant Squid, 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
Cassette Tape (compact cassette shell) vs Pink Salmon (adult)
Pink Salmon · reference · 63.5 cm Cassette Tape · true length · 10.2 cm 6.2× shorter than the pink salmon
A compact cassette shell is 10.2 cm at its largest dimension, and 6.35 cm across.
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ROUND 2
Barn Swallow (wingspan) vs Playing Card (poker size)
Playing Card · reference · 8.8 cm Barn Swallow · true wingspan · 32 cm 3.6× wider than the playing card
A barn swallow spans about 32 cm wingtip to wingtip, on a body only 19 cm long.
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ROUND 3
White Rhinoceros vs CV-22 Osprey
CV-22 Osprey · reference · 17.48 m White Rhinoceros · true length · 3.7 m 4.7× shorter than the CV-22 Osprey
A white rhino is about 3.7 m from nose to tail base.
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ROUND 4
Container Ship (Ever Given) vs Statue of Liberty (with pedestal)
Statue of Liberty · reference · 93 m Container Ship · true length · 400 m 4.3× longer than the Statue of Liberty
Ever Given is 400 m long — it blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021.
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ROUND 5
Brachiosaurus vs Giant Squid
Giant Squid · reference · 12 m Brachiosaurus · true length · 22 m 1.8× longer than the giant squid
Brachiosaurus was about 22 m long and could raise its head 12 m — a four-storey building.
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