ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 43 · OCTOBER 16, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: October 16
The five Everyday Objects 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 traffic cone (71.12 cm) to a pool table (2.54 m). The widest gap was round 3, Kitchen Stove against Pool Table, at 3.3×; the closest call was round 2, Wooden Pallet against Step Ladder, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Floor Lamp (61-inch, fabric shade) vs Cricket Bat (maximum legal size)
Cricket Bat · reference · 96.5 cm Floor Lamp · true height · 1.549 m 1.6× taller than the cricket bat
This floor lamp stands 1.5494 m tall — 61 inches — under a 14-inch shade.
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ROUND 2
Wooden Pallet (EUR, long side) vs Step Ladder (6-foot class, opened)
Step Ladder · reference · 1.73 m Wooden Pallet · true length · 1.2 m 1.4× shorter than the step ladder
The long side of a EUR pallet is 1.2 m, compared with its 80 cm short side.
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ROUND 3
Kitchen Stove (30-inch class, front view) vs Pool Table (nine-foot, playing surface)
Pool Table · reference · 2.54 m Kitchen Stove · true width · 75.88 cm 3.3× shorter than the pool table
A 30-inch-class range is often 75.8825 cm wide so it can fit a 30-inch cutout.
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ROUND 4
Ceiling Fan (52-inch, four blades) vs Sofa (three-seat)
Sofa · reference · 2.2 m Ceiling Fan · true width · 1.321 m 1.7× shorter than the sofa
A 52-inch ceiling fan spans 1.3208 m from blade tip to opposite tip.
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ROUND 5
Traffic Cone (28-inch) vs Wheelie Bin (240 L, lid closed)
Wheelie Bin · reference · 1.07 m Traffic Cone · true height · 71.12 cm 1.5× shorter than the wheelie bin
A 28-inch roadwork cone is 71.12 cm high including its base.
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