ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 31 · OCTOBER 4, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: October 4
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for October 4, 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 31 ran from a table tennis ball (4 cm) to a stand-up paddleboard (2.743 m). The widest gap was round 1, Table tennis ball against Relay baton, at 7.2×; the closest call was round 3, Cricket bat against Kettlebell, only 3.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Table tennis ball (ITTF competition ball diameter, 40 mm) vs Relay baton (World Athletics relay baton)
Relay baton · reference · 29 cm Table tennis ball · true diameter · 4 cm 7.2× shorter than the relay baton
Table tennis ball: 4 cm diameter. ITTF competition ball diameter, 40 mm.
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ROUND 2
Disc golf basket rim (PDGA championship or standard basket opening inside diameter, nominal 66 cm) vs Stand-up paddleboard (Decathlon Itiwit Ultra-Compact medium 9-foot board)
Stand-up paddleboard · reference · 2.743 m Disc golf basket rim · true diameter · 66 cm 4.2× shorter than the stand-up paddleboard
Disc golf basket rim: 66 cm diameter. PDGA championship or standard basket opening inside diameter, nominal 66 cm; excludes chain assembly.
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ROUND 3
Cricket bat (Representative midpoint of published 85.1–87.3 cm common full-length range) vs Kettlebell (Vulcan Absolute 16 kg competition kettlebell)
Kettlebell · reference · 28 cm Cricket bat · true length · 86.2 cm 3.1× longer than the kettlebell
Cricket bat: 86.2 cm length. Representative midpoint of published 85.1–87.3 cm common full-length range.
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ROUND 4
Foam roller (Rogue high-density foam roller 18-inch model) vs Lacrosse goalie stick (Representative midpoint of published 101.6–182.9 cm complete goalie-stick length range)
Lacrosse goalie stick · reference · 1.423 m Foam roller · true length · 45.72 cm 3.1× shorter than the lacrosse goalie stick
Foam roller: 45.72 cm length. Rogue high-density foam roller 18-inch model; full cylinder end-to-end length.
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ROUND 5
Gymnastics ring (Power Gears FIG-size gymnastic ring) vs Longboard (Arbor Axis 37 Flagship)
Longboard · reference · 93.98 cm Gymnastics ring · true diameter · 23.6 cm 4.0× shorter than the longboard
Gymnastics ring: 23.6 cm diameter. Power Gears FIG-size gymnastic ring; 23.6 cm full outside diameter of one ring (18 cm is the inside opening).
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