ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 48 · OCTOBER 21, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: October 21
The five Everyday Objects 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 SIM card (2.5 cm) to a step stool (50 cm). The widest gap was round 1, AA Battery against Bucket, at 7.3×; the closest call was round 3, Concrete Block against Step Stool, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
AA Battery (LR6, maximum envelope) vs Bucket (5 US gallons, handle down)
Bucket · reference · 36.83 cm AA Battery · true length · 5.05 cm 7.3× shorter than the bucket
The LR6 battery envelope reaches 50.5 mm including the positive terminal.
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ROUND 2
Credit Card vs SIM Card (mini-SIM, 2FF)
SIM Card · reference · 2.5 cm Credit Card · true length · 8.56 cm 3.4× longer than the SIM card
A credit card is 85.6 mm wide.
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ROUND 3
Concrete Block (US, nominal 8×8×16) vs Step Stool (two-step wooden)
Step Stool · reference · 50 cm Concrete Block · true length · 39.69 cm 1.3× shorter than the step stool
A nominal 16-inch block is actually 39.6875 cm long, leaving room for mortar.
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ROUND 4
SD Card (full-size) vs Ostrich Egg (average)
Ostrich Egg · reference · 15 cm SD Card · true height · 3.2 cm 4.7× shorter than the ostrich egg
A full-size SD card is 32 mm tall; a microSD card is a different format.
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ROUND 5
Ruler (30 cm / 12 in school ruler) vs AAA Battery (including terminal button)
AAA Battery · reference · 4.45 cm Ruler · true length · 30 cm 6.7× longer than the AAA battery
A school ruler is typically 30 cm — twelve inches — end to end.
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