ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 30 · OCTOBER 3, 2026
Size It Up answer: October 3
The five Mixed silhouettes for October 3, 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 30 ran from a chess rook (5.5 cm) to the Channel Tunnel (50.5 km). The widest gap was round 3, SR-71 Blackbird against Alvin Submersible, at 4.7×; the closest call was round 5, Ring-tailed Lemur against Dodo, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Chess Rook (tournament size) vs Paint Can (1 US gallon, handle down)
Paint Can · reference · 19.43 cm Chess Rook · true height · 5.5 cm 3.5× shorter than the paint can
Tournament rules put the rook at 5.5 cm, just over half the height of the 9.5 cm king.
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ROUND 2
Andean Condor (wingspan) vs Red Fox
Red Fox · reference · 70 cm Andean Condor · true wingspan · 2.83 m 4.0× wider than the red fox
The Andean condor's mean wingspan is around 2.83 m; the largest birds span up to 3.3 m.
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ROUND 3
SR-71 Blackbird vs Alvin Submersible
Alvin Submersible · reference · 7 m SR-71 Blackbird · true length · 32.74 m 4.7× longer than the Alvin Submersible
The SR-71A is about 32.74 m long. Its pointed nose and engine nacelles give it a very different outline from an airliner.
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ROUND 4
Channel Tunnel (total length, straightened diagram) vs Manhattan Island (end-to-end length)
Manhattan Island · reference · 21.6 km Channel Tunnel · true length · 50.5 km 2.3× longer than Manhattan Island
The Channel Tunnel is about 50.5 km long, including its land and undersea sections.
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ROUND 5
Ring-tailed Lemur (head and body) vs Dodo (standing height, from subfossil remains)
Dodo · reference · 62.6 cm Ring-tailed Lemur · true length · 42 cm 1.5× shorter than the dodo
A ring-tailed lemur's head and body measure about 42 cm, plus a striped tail that is longer still.
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