ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 32 · OCTOBER 5, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: October 5
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for October 5, 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 32 ran from a tennis ball (6.7 cm) to a rowing oar (3.725 m). The widest gap was round 5, Rowing oar against Futsal ball, at 19×; the closest call was round 4, Beach volleyball against Tennis racket, only 3.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Kayak (Old Town Loon 106 kayak) vs Croquet mallet (George Wood Original 36-inch configuration)
Croquet mallet · reference · 91.44 cm Kayak · true length · 3.2 m 3.5× longer than the croquet mallet
Kayak: 320 cm length. Old Town Loon 106 kayak; published 3.2 m overall bow-to-stern length.
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ROUND 2
Padel racket (Wiposports WPR0018 model) vs Softball (Published 12-inch softball diameter)
Softball · reference · 9.7 cm Padel racket · true length · 45.5 cm 4.7× longer than the softball
Padel racket: 45.5 cm length. Wiposports WPR0018 model; published 455 mm full racket length.
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ROUND 3
Tennis ball (Representative midpoint of published 6.54–6.86 cm diameter range) vs Water polo ball (Size 5)
Water polo ball · reference · 22.13 cm Tennis ball · true diameter · 6.7 cm 3.3× shorter than the water polo ball
Tennis ball: 6.7 cm diameter. Representative midpoint of published 6.54–6.86 cm diameter range.
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ROUND 4
Beach volleyball (FIVB beach ball) vs Tennis racket (Midplus format)
Tennis racket · reference · 69.25 cm Beach volleyball · true diameter · 21.33 cm 3.2× shorter than the tennis racket
Beach volleyball: 21.327 cm diameter. FIVB beach ball; midpoint of permitted 66–68 cm circumference divided by pi.
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ROUND 5
Rowing oar (Concept2 Smoothie2 sweep oar, medium adjustment 372.5 cm within maker's 370–375 cm recommended range) vs Futsal ball (FIFA futsal ball)
Futsal ball · reference · 20.05 cm Rowing oar · true length · 3.725 m 19× longer than the futsal ball
Rowing oar: 372.5 cm length. Concept2 Smoothie2 sweep oar, medium adjustment 372.5 cm within maker's 370–375 cm recommended range; grip to blade edge.
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