ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 31 · OCTOBER 4, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: October 4
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for October 4, 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 31 ran from an apple (8.255 cm) to a pool table (2.54 m). The widest gap was round 5, Compact Disc against Wardrobe, at 20×; the closest call was round 2, Pool Table against Hand Truck, only 2.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Apple (large, 3¼-inch) vs Kitchen Stove (30-inch class, front view)
Kitchen Stove · reference · 75.88 cm Apple · true diameter · 8.255 cm 9.2× shorter than the kitchen stove
USDA nutrition data counts a large apple as 8.255 cm (3¼ inches) across and 223 g.
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ROUND 2
Pool Table (nine-foot, playing surface) vs Hand Truck (standard aluminium)
Hand Truck · reference · 1.27 m Pool Table · true length · 2.54 m 2.0× longer than the hand truck
A nine-foot pool table plays 2.54 m between the cushion noses; the rails take up the rest.
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ROUND 3
Sheet of A4 Paper (ISO 216) vs Tennis Racket (adult, 27 in)
Tennis Racket · reference · 69 cm Sheet of A4 Paper · true height · 29.7 cm 2.3× shorter than the tennis racket
A4 paper is 29.7 cm tall and 21 cm wide in portrait orientation.
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ROUND 4
Vinyl Record (12-inch LP) vs Passport (ID-3, closed)
Passport · reference · 12.5 cm Vinyl Record · true diameter · 30.2 cm 2.4× wider than the passport
A nominal 12-inch LP is about 30.2 cm across; the format name is rounded.
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ROUND 5
Compact Disc vs Wardrobe (236 cm frame)
Wardrobe · reference · 2.364 m Compact Disc · true diameter · 12 cm 20× shorter than the wardrobe
A standard compact disc measures 12 cm across, despite its much smaller centre hole.
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