ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 39 · OCTOBER 12, 2026
Size It Up answer: October 12
The five Mixed silhouettes for October 12, 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 39 ran from a drink can (12.3 cm) to an Airbus A380 (72.7 m). The widest gap was round 5, Airbus A380 against Horse, at 30×; the closest call was round 4, Porsche 911 Carrera against Moai, 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
Drink Can (12 US fl oz) vs US Dollar Bill
US Dollar Bill · reference · 15.6 cm Drink Can · true height · 12.3 cm 1.3× shorter than the US dollar bill
A twelve-ounce drink can stands 12.3 cm tall; the ounces measure what is inside it.
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ROUND 2
Smilodon (Smilodon fatalis, body length) vs Brick (UK, 215 mm)
Brick · reference · 21.5 cm Smilodon · true length · 1.75 m 8.1× longer than the brick
Smilodon fatalis, the sabre-toothed cat, reached a body length of 1.75 m and a shoulder height of 1 m.
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ROUND 3
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (adult female, with tail spine) vs Cheetah
Cheetah · reference · 1.3 m Atlantic Horseshoe Crab · true length · 60 cm 2.2× shorter than the cheetah
A female horseshoe crab reaches about 60 cm including the tail spine, and its blue blood screens vaccines.
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ROUND 4
Porsche 911 Carrera (992 Carrera Coupe) vs Moai (average Easter Island statue)
Moai · reference · 4 m Porsche 911 Carrera · true length · 4.542 m 1.1× longer than the moai
This 911 Carrera is 4.542 m long. Similar-looking GTS versions have slightly different bumper dimensions.
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ROUND 5
Airbus A380 vs Horse (Thoroughbred)
Horse · reference · 2.4 m Airbus A380 · true length · 72.7 m 30× longer than the horse
The A380 is 72.7 m long with an 80 m wingspan — the largest passenger aircraft ever built.
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