ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 38 · OCTOBER 11, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: October 11
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for October 11, 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 38 ran from a playing card (8.8 cm) to a kitchen stove (75.88 cm). The widest gap was round 3, Bowling Pin against Floppy Disk, at 4.2×; the closest call was round 1, Envelope against Paint Can, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Envelope (US commercial No. 10) vs Paint Can (1 US gallon, handle down)
Paint Can · reference · 19.43 cm Envelope · true length · 24.1 cm 1.2× longer than the paint can
A US No. 10 business envelope is 241 mm long, sized for a letter folded in three.
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ROUND 2
Dinner Plate (27 cm) vs Kitchen Stove (30-inch class, front view)
Kitchen Stove · reference · 75.88 cm Dinner Plate · true diameter · 27 cm 2.8× shorter than the kitchen stove
This dinner plate is 27 cm across the outer rim, not just the eating surface.
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ROUND 3
Bowling Pin (ten-pin) vs Floppy Disk (3.5-inch)
Floppy Disk · reference · 9 cm Bowling Pin · true height · 38 cm 4.2× taller than the floppy disk
A ten-pin bowling pin is 380 mm tall but only 121 mm across at its widest.
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ROUND 4
Sheet of A3 Paper (ISO 216) vs Claw Hammer (16 oz, 318 mm)
Claw Hammer · reference · 31.8 cm Sheet of A3 Paper · true height · 42 cm 1.3× taller than the claw hammer
A3 paper is 42 cm tall and 29.7 cm wide, the size of two A4 sheets side by side.
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ROUND 5
Passport (ID-3, closed) vs Playing Card (poker size)
Playing Card · reference · 8.8 cm Passport · true height · 12.5 cm 1.4× taller than the playing card
An ID-3 passport is 12.5 cm tall when closed, rather than across its open pages.
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