ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 53 · OCTOBER 26, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: October 26
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for October 26, 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 53 ran from a cassette tape (10.2 cm) to a floor mirror (1.96 m). The widest gap was round 4, Cassette Tape against Traffic Cone, at 7.0×; the closest call was round 2, Bucket against US Dollar Bill, only 2.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Tennis Racket (adult, 27 in) vs Floor Mirror (78 × 196 cm, leaning)
Floor Mirror · reference · 1.96 m Tennis Racket · true length · 69 cm 2.8× shorter than the floor mirror
An adult tennis racket is 69 cm long; junior rackets start at about 53 cm.
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ROUND 2
Bucket (5 US gallons, handle down) vs US Dollar Bill
US Dollar Bill · reference · 15.6 cm Bucket · true height · 36.83 cm 2.4× taller than the US dollar bill
This five-gallon pail is 36.83 cm tall with its handle lowered.
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ROUND 3
Step Stool (two-step wooden) vs Toilet Paper Roll (US, 4.5-inch wide)
Toilet Paper Roll · reference · 11.43 cm Step Stool · true height · 50 cm 4.4× taller than the toilet paper roll
This two-step kitchen stool is 50 cm high, roughly half the height of a worktop.
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ROUND 4
Cassette Tape (compact cassette shell) vs Traffic Cone (28-inch)
Traffic Cone · reference · 71.12 cm Cassette Tape · true length · 10.2 cm 7.0× shorter than the traffic cone
A compact cassette shell is 10.2 cm at its largest dimension, and 6.35 cm across.
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ROUND 5
Step Ladder (6-foot class, opened) vs Vinyl Record (12-inch LP)
Vinyl Record · reference · 30.2 cm Step Ladder · true height · 1.73 m 5.7× taller than the vinyl record
This six-foot-class ladder stands 1.73 m high when opened; its nominal size is not its vertical height.
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