ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 36 · OCTOBER 9, 2026
Size It Up answer: October 9
The five Mixed silhouettes for October 9, 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 36 ran from a microSD card (1.5 cm) to a hot air balloon (20 m). The widest gap was round 1, Atlantic Salmon against Family Car, at 6.2×; the closest call was round 4, Hot Air Balloon against Electron Rocket, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Atlantic Salmon (after two years at sea) vs Family Car (Toyota Corolla)
Family Car · reference · 4.63 m Atlantic Salmon · true length · 75 cm 6.2× shorter than the family car
After two years at sea an Atlantic salmon averages about 75 cm.
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ROUND 2
microSD Card (15 × 11 mm) vs Paper Clip (33 mm oval)
Paper Clip · reference · 3.3 cm microSD Card · true length · 1.5 cm 2.2× shorter than the paper clip
A microSD card is only 15 mm long, less than half the length of the full-size card it slots inside.
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ROUND 3
Bowling Pin (ten-pin) vs Light Bulb (A19, 106 mm envelope)
Light Bulb · reference · 10.6 cm Bowling Pin · true height · 38 cm 3.6× taller than the light bulb
A ten-pin bowling pin is 380 mm tall but only 121 mm across at its widest.
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ROUND 4
Hot Air Balloon (typical envelope) vs Electron Rocket
Electron Rocket · reference · 18 m Hot Air Balloon · true height · 20 m 1.1× taller than the Electron Rocket
A typical hot air balloon is about 20 m tall from basket to crown.
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ROUND 5
Bottlenose Dolphin vs Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus · reference · 3.5 m Bottlenose Dolphin · true length · 2.8 m 1.3× shorter than the hippopotamus
A bottlenose dolphin is about 2.8 m long and can swim at 30 km/h.
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