ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · DAILY No. 49 · OCTOBER 22, 2026
Size It Up answer: October 22
The five Mixed silhouettes for October 22, 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 49 ran from a common periwinkle (2.5 cm) to a Falcon 9 (70 m). The widest gap was round 3, Common Periwinkle against Basketball, at 9.6×; the closest call was round 4, Cargo Van against Sperm Whale, only 2.7× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Leaning Tower of Pisa (high side) vs Siemens Vectron
Siemens Vectron · reference · 18.98 m Leaning Tower of Pisa · true height · 57 m 3.0× taller than the Siemens Vectron
The Leaning Tower is 57 m on its high side and leans about 4 degrees.
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ROUND 2
Gray Whale (adult) vs Falcon 9
Falcon 9 · reference · 70 m Gray Whale · true length · 15.2 m 4.6× shorter than the Falcon 9
A gray whale reaches about 15.2 m and makes one of the longest migrations of any mammal.
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ROUND 3
Common Periwinkle (adult shell) vs Basketball
Basketball · reference · 24 cm Common Periwinkle · true length · 2.5 cm 9.6× shorter than the basketball
A common periwinkle's shell is about 2.5 cm long — the snail of every rock pool.
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ROUND 4
Cargo Van (long-wheelbase panel van) vs Sperm Whale (Male)
Sperm Whale · reference · 16 m Cargo Van · true length · 5.98 m 2.7× shorter than the sperm whale
A long-wheelbase panel van is 5.98 m long — a metre and a third more than a family saloon.
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ROUND 5
Red Squirrel (head and body) vs Koala (large adult, head to rump)
Koala · reference · 80 cm Red Squirrel · true length · 21 cm 3.8× shorter than the koala
A red squirrel's head and body measure about 21 cm, plus a tail nearly as long again.
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