ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 43 · OCTOBER 16, 2026
Size It Up answer: October 16
The five Mixed silhouettes for October 16, 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 43 ran from a deathstalker scorpion (5.8 cm) to Neptune (49,530 km). The widest gap was round 1, Banana against Great Barracuda, at 7.6×; the closest call was round 2, Deathstalker Scorpion against Pencil, only 3.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Banana vs Great Barracuda (large adult)
Great Barracuda · reference · 1.524 m Banana · true length · 20 cm 7.6× shorter than the great barracuda
A supermarket banana is about 20 cm long — the internet's favourite unit of measurement.
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ROUND 2
Deathstalker Scorpion (adult) vs Pencil (new)
Pencil · reference · 19 cm Deathstalker Scorpion · true length · 5.8 cm 3.3× shorter than the pencil
A deathstalker scorpion averages about 5.8 cm long, and its venom is among the most potent of any scorpion.
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ROUND 3
Tarsier vs Rafflesia Flower (R. arnoldii, diameter)
Rafflesia Flower · reference · 1 m Tarsier · true height · 28 cm 3.6× shorter than the rafflesia flower
A tarsier's body is about 28 cm tall, with eyes each as big as its brain.
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ROUND 4
Venus (equatorial diameter) vs Moon
Moon · reference · 3,474 km Venus · true diameter · 12,100 km 3.5× wider than the Moon
Venus measures about 12,104 km across its equator.
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ROUND 5
Neptune (equatorial diameter) vs Earth
Earth · reference · 12,740 km Neptune · true diameter · 49,530 km 3.9× wider than Earth
Neptune measures about 49,528 km across its equator, excluding rings.
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