ALL ANSWERS · VEHICLES · DAILY No. 45 · OCTOBER 18, 2026
Size It Up Vehicles answer: October 18
The five Vehicles silhouettes for October 18, 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 45 ran from a Volkswagen Beetle (4.07 m) to a Eurostar e320 (400 m). The widest gap was round 4, Mayflower II against Hindenburg, at 7.6×; the closest call was round 3, Aircraft Carrier against Eurostar e320, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Fire Engine (pumper) vs Volkswagen Beetle (classic 1200)
Volkswagen Beetle · reference · 4.07 m Fire Engine · true length · 10 m 2.5× longer than the Volkswagen Beetle
A pumper fire engine is about 10 m long — shorter than a city bus, and it still needs the whole street to turn.
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ROUND 2
Delta II Rocket (OCO-2 configuration) vs Cargo Van (long-wheelbase panel van)
Cargo Van · reference · 5.98 m Delta II Rocket · true height · 39.01 m 6.5× taller than the cargo van
The Delta II used for OCO-2 stood about 39 m tall, including its payload fairing.
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ROUND 3
Aircraft Carrier (USS Nimitz) vs Eurostar e320 (complete 16-car train)
Eurostar e320 · reference · 400 m Aircraft Carrier · true length · 333 m 1.2× shorter than the Eurostar e320
USS Nimitz is 333 m long — three football pitches of flight deck.
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ROUND 4
Mayflower II (1957 replica) vs Hindenburg
Hindenburg · reference · 245 m Mayflower II · true length · 32.31 m 7.6× shorter than the Hindenburg
Mayflower II is about 32.3 m long. This entry measures the sailing replica, not an exact reconstruction of the original ship's dimensions.
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ROUND 5
Boeing 747 (747-400) vs Main Battle Tank (M1 Abrams, gun forward)
Main Battle Tank · reference · 9.8 m Boeing 747 · true length · 70.7 m 7.2× longer than the main battle tank
A 747-400 is 70.7 m long — longer than the Wright brothers' first flight.
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