ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 22 · SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: September 25
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for September 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 22 ran from a golf ball (4.267 cm) to a bodyboard (1.067 m). The widest gap was round 5, Golf ball against Size 7 basketball, at 5.7×; the closest call was round 1, Dumbbell against Cricket bat, only 1.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Dumbbell (SMRTFT NÜOBELL 100 at 100 lb) vs Cricket bat (Representative midpoint of published 85.1–87.3 cm common full-length range)
Cricket bat · reference · 86.2 cm Dumbbell · true length · 54.86 cm 1.6× shorter than the cricket bat
Dumbbell: 54.864 cm length. SMRTFT NÜOBELL 100 at 100 lb; manufacturer's 21.6-inch end-to-end length.
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ROUND 2
Association football (IFAB match ball) vs Candlepin bowling ball (Published 11 cm candlepin-ball outside diameter)
Candlepin bowling ball · reference · 11 cm Association football · true diameter · 21.96 cm 2.0× wider than the candlepin bowling ball
Association football: 21.963 cm diameter. IFAB match ball; midpoint of permitted 68–70 cm circumference divided by pi.
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ROUND 3
Bowling pin (Ten-pin format) vs Bodyboard (Catch Surf Classic 42-inch configuration)
Bodyboard · reference · 1.067 m Bowling pin · true height · 38 cm 2.8× shorter than the bodyboard
Bowling pin: 38 cm height. Ten-pin format; base to top, 15 inches rounded to 38 cm.
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ROUND 4
Badminton racket (Representative midpoint of published 665–680 mm full-length range) vs Slam ball (Rogue Echo Slam Ball 10–30 lb versions)
Slam ball · reference · 22.86 cm Badminton racket · true length · 67.25 cm 2.9× longer than the slam ball
Badminton racket: 67.25 cm length. Representative midpoint of published 665–680 mm full-length range.
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ROUND 5
Golf ball (Published competition golf-ball diameter, 42.67 mm) vs Size 7 basketball (FIBA size 7)
Size 7 basketball · reference · 24.19 cm Golf ball · true diameter · 4.267 cm 5.7× shorter than the size 7 basketball
Golf ball: 4.267 cm diameter. Published competition golf-ball diameter, 42.67 mm.
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