ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 44 · OCTOBER 17, 2026
Size It Up answer: October 17
The five Mixed silhouettes for October 17, 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 44 ran from a 3×3 puzzle cube (5.7 cm) to the Brandenburg Gate (26 m). The widest gap was round 2, Veiled Chameleon against King-size Bed, at 4.6×; the closest call was round 3, Common House Gecko against Toilet Paper Roll, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
3×3 Puzzle Cube (57 mm) vs Drink Can (12 US fl oz)
Drink Can · reference · 12.3 cm 3×3 Puzzle Cube · true height · 5.7 cm 2.2× shorter than the drink can
This 57 mm puzzle cube divides each face into nine smaller squares.
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ROUND 2
Veiled Chameleon (adult male, snout to tail tip) vs King-size Bed (US)
King-size Bed · reference · 2.03 m Veiled Chameleon · true length · 44 cm 4.6× shorter than the king-size bed
A male veiled chameleon is about 44 cm from snout to tail tip, and its eyes swivel independently.
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ROUND 3
Common House Gecko (adult, with tail) vs Toilet Paper Roll (US, 4.5-inch wide)
Toilet Paper Roll · reference · 11.43 cm Common House Gecko · true length · 12 cm 1.0× longer than the toilet paper roll
A common house gecko is about 12 cm long with its tail — the lizard on the ceiling.
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ROUND 4
Giant Pacific Octopus (Arm span) vs Giant Manta Ray
Giant Manta Ray · reference · 7 m Giant Pacific Octopus · true width · 4.3 m 1.6× shorter than the giant manta ray
A giant Pacific octopus spans about 4.3 m arm-tip to arm-tip, yet can squeeze through a gap the size of its beak.
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ROUND 5
Brandenburg Gate (with the quadriga) vs Cargo Van (long-wheelbase panel van)
Cargo Van · reference · 5.98 m Brandenburg Gate · true height · 26 m 4.3× taller than the cargo van
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate is 26 m high, crowned by its four-horse chariot.
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