ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 40 · OCTOBER 13, 2026
Size It Up Food & Drink answer: October 13
The five Food & Drink silhouettes for October 13, 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 40 ran from a chicken egg (5.58 cm) to a baguette (54.61 cm). The widest gap was round 5, Broccoli Spear against Baguette, at 4.3×; the closest call was round 3, Coffee Mug against Peach, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Pepperoni Pizza (USDA 12-inch frozen pizza, cooked) vs Pineapple Slice (USDA cross-section · outer diameter)
Pineapple Slice · reference · 11.85 cm Pepperoni Pizza · true diameter · 30.48 cm 2.6× wider than the pineapple slice
Pepperoni Pizza: 30.48 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 22903: pizza 12" diameter. Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Across the full food outline on the indicated axis; stems and foliage are excluded.
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ROUND 2
Chicken Egg (brown, 61 g) vs Ostrich Egg (average)
Ostrich Egg · reference · 15 cm Chicken Egg · true length · 5.58 cm 2.7× shorter than the ostrich egg
Chicken Egg: 5.58 cm length. Brown supermarket eggs averaging 61 g measure 5.58 cm from end to end and 4.47 cm across. Full straight length from tip to tip.
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ROUND 3
Coffee Mug (IKEA 365+ glass mug, 36 cl) vs Peach (USDA medium)
Peach · reference · 6.773 cm Coffee Mug · true height · 9 cm 1.3× taller than the peach
Coffee Mug: 9 cm height. Manufacturer product height is 9 cm. Capacity and packaging dimensions are not used. From the bottom of the container to its top, not the liquid level.
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ROUND 4
Cucumber (USDA large peeled cucumber) vs Rye Crispbread (USDA Norwegian flatbread · laid flat)
Rye Crispbread · reference · 12.07 cm Cucumber · true length · 20.96 cm 1.7× longer than the rye crispbread
Cucumber: 20.955 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11206: large (8-1/4" long). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Straight tip-to-tip span of the peeled cucumber, not distance along the curved skin.
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ROUND 5
Broccoli Spear (USDA spear) vs Baguette (Bridor 6371, nominal finished size)
Baguette · reference · 54.61 cm Broccoli Spear · true length · 12.7 cm 4.3× shorter than the baguette
Broccoli Spear: 12.7 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11090: spear (about 5 inch long). Selected dimension converted from inches using 2.54 cm per inch. Straight end-to-end span; exclude decorative stems and leaves.
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