ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 48 · OCTOBER 21, 2026
Size It Up answer: October 21
The five Mixed silhouettes for October 21, 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 48 ran from a brick (21.5 cm) to the Hoover Dam (221 m). The widest gap was round 3, Hoover Dam against Lincoln Memorial, at 3.8×; the closest call was round 1, Chimpanzee against Plains Zebra, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Chimpanzee (arm span) vs Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra · reference · 2.3 m Chimpanzee · true length · 1.5 m 1.5× shorter than the plains zebra
A chimpanzee's outstretched arms span about 1.5 m — wider than it is tall.
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ROUND 2
Brick (UK, 215 mm) vs Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon · reference · 33 cm Brick · true length · 21.5 cm 1.5× shorter than the rock pigeon
A UK-format brick is 21.5 cm long before mortar is added.
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ROUND 3
Hoover Dam vs Lincoln Memorial (length)
Lincoln Memorial · reference · 57.8 m Hoover Dam · true height · 221 m 3.8× taller than the Lincoln Memorial
Hoover Dam is 221 m high — about the height of the Golden Gate's towers.
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ROUND 4
Hubble Space Telescope vs Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo · reference · 37.57 m Hubble Space Telescope · true length · 13.2 m 2.8× shorter than the Airbus A320neo
The Hubble Space Telescope is 13.2 m long, about the size of a school bus.
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ROUND 5
Airship (Zeppelin NT) vs Marina Bay Sands (hotel tower, to the SkyPark)
Marina Bay Sands · reference · 206.9 m Airship · true length · 75 m 2.8× shorter than Marina Bay Sands
A Zeppelin NT — the Goodyear blimp of today — is 75 m long.
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