ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 57 · OCTOBER 30, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: October 30
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for October 30, 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 57 ran from a coin (2.426 cm) to a shopping cart (1 m). The widest gap was round 3, Dining Chair against Pencil, at 4.7×; the closest call was round 1, Desk against Shopping Cart, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
You have not finished today’s puzzle on this device. The answers below are blurred so you can still play first.
-
ROUND 1
Desk (74 cm high, side view) vs Shopping Cart
Shopping Cart · reference · 1 m Desk · true height · 74 cm 1.4× shorter than the shopping cart
This desk surface stands 74 cm above the floor; the side view keeps that height easy to judge.
-
ROUND 2
House Key (60 mm cylinder-key blank) vs Sheet of A5 Paper (ISO 216)
Sheet of A5 Paper · reference · 21 cm House Key · true length · 6 cm 3.5× shorter than the sheet of A5 paper
This cylinder-key blank is 6 cm from bow to tip; a cut key keeps that overall length.
-
ROUND 3
Dining Chair (wooden, 45 cm seat) vs Pencil (new)
Pencil · reference · 19 cm Dining Chair · true height · 90 cm 4.7× taller than the pencil
A 90 cm dining chair can have a seat only halfway up, at 45 cm.
-
ROUND 4
Coin (US quarter) vs 9-volt Battery (PP3)
9-volt Battery · reference · 4.85 cm Coin · true diameter · 2.426 cm 2.0× shorter than the 9-volt battery
A US quarter is 24.26 mm across, measured through the centre.
-
ROUND 5
Light Bulb (A19, 106 mm envelope) vs Paperback Book (A-format)
Paperback Book · reference · 17.8 cm Light Bulb · true height · 10.6 cm 1.7× shorter than the paperback book
This A19 bulb stands 10.6 cm tall including its screw base.
Beat these tomorrow
Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.