ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 52 · OCTOBER 25, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: October 25
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for October 25, 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 52 ran from a chess bishop (7 cm) to an interior door (2.03 m). The widest gap was round 4, Brick against Vending Machine, at 8.5×; the closest call was round 5, Bowling Pin against Sheet of A4 Paper, 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
Dining Chair (wooden, 45 cm seat) vs Interior Door (US)
Interior Door · reference · 2.03 m Dining Chair · true height · 90 cm 2.3× shorter than the interior door
A 90 cm dining chair can have a seat only halfway up, at 45 cm.
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ROUND 2
Playing Card (poker size) vs Bed Pillow (standard, 26-inch long side)
Bed Pillow · reference · 66.04 cm Playing Card · true height · 8.8 cm 7.5× shorter than the bed pillow
A poker-size playing card is 88 mm tall and 63 mm wide; bridge cards are narrower.
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ROUND 3
Chess Bishop (tournament size) vs Envelope (US commercial No. 10)
Envelope · reference · 24.1 cm Chess Bishop · true height · 7 cm 3.4× shorter than the envelope
A tournament bishop is 7 cm tall; the king standing beside it reaches 9.5 cm.
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ROUND 4
Brick (UK, 215 mm) vs Vending Machine
Vending Machine · reference · 1.83 m Brick · true length · 21.5 cm 8.5× shorter than the vending machine
A UK-format brick is 21.5 cm long before mortar is added.
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ROUND 5
Bowling Pin (ten-pin) vs Sheet of A4 Paper (ISO 216)
Sheet of A4 Paper · reference · 29.7 cm Bowling Pin · true height · 38 cm 1.3× taller than the sheet of A4 paper
A ten-pin bowling pin is 380 mm tall but only 121 mm across at its widest.
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