ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 32 · OCTOBER 5, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: October 5
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for October 5, 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 32 ran from a SIM card (2.5 cm) to a ceiling fan (1.321 m). The widest gap was round 4, Paperback Book against SIM Card, at 7.1×; the closest call was round 5, Light Bulb against Chess Bishop, 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
Playing Card (poker size) vs Brick (UK, 215 mm)
Brick · reference · 21.5 cm Playing Card · true height · 8.8 cm 2.4× shorter than the brick
A poker-size playing card is 88 mm tall and 63 mm wide; bridge cards are narrower.
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ROUND 2
Paint Can (1 US gallon, handle down) vs Dartboard (regulation, outer double ring)
Dartboard · reference · 45.1 cm Paint Can · true height · 19.43 cm 2.3× shorter than the dartboard
A one-gallon paint can is 19.431 cm tall with its wire handle down.
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ROUND 3
Ceiling Fan (52-inch, four blades) vs Propane Tank (20 lb steel, US)
Propane Tank · reference · 43.69 cm Ceiling Fan · true width · 1.321 m 3.0× wider than the propane tank
A 52-inch ceiling fan spans 1.3208 m from blade tip to opposite tip.
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ROUND 4
Paperback Book (A-format) vs SIM Card (mini-SIM, 2FF)
SIM Card · reference · 2.5 cm Paperback Book · true height · 17.8 cm 7.1× taller than the SIM card
An A-format paperback is 178 mm tall and 110 mm wide, the pocket size of UK fiction.
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ROUND 5
Light Bulb (A19, 106 mm envelope) vs Chess Bishop (tournament size)
Chess Bishop · reference · 7 cm Light Bulb · true height · 10.6 cm 1.5× taller than the chess bishop
This A19 bulb stands 10.6 cm tall including its screw base.
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