ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 39 · OCTOBER 12, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: October 12
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for October 12, 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 39 ran from a field hockey ball (7.305 cm) to a handball goal (3 m). The widest gap was round 3, Size 7 basketball against Cross-country ski, at 7.9×; the closest call was round 5, Golf putter against Bodyboard, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Padel racket (Wiposports WPR0018 model) vs Field hockey ball (Representative midpoint of published 71.3–74.8 mm diameter range)
Field hockey ball · reference · 7.305 cm Padel racket · true length · 45.5 cm 6.2× longer than the field hockey ball
Padel racket: 45.5 cm length. Wiposports WPR0018 model; published 455 mm full racket length.
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ROUND 2
Handball goal (IHF indoor goal) vs Weight plate (Rogue US-MIL Spec bumper plate V2)
Weight plate · reference · 45 cm Handball goal · true width · 3 m 6.7× wider than the weight plate
Handball goal: 300 cm width. IHF indoor goal; inside width between posts, 3 m.
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ROUND 3
Size 7 basketball (FIBA size 7) vs Cross-country ski (Sporten Forester touring ski size 190 cm)
Cross-country ski · reference · 1.9 m Size 7 basketball · true diameter · 24.19 cm 7.9× shorter than the cross-country ski
Size 7 basketball: 24.192 cm diameter. FIBA size 7; midpoint of permitted 750–770 mm circumference divided by pi.
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ROUND 4
Badminton shuttlecock (Representative midpoint of published 85–95 mm cork-to-feather-tip overall length) vs Basketball hoop (Basketball rim)
Basketball hoop · reference · 45.72 cm Badminton shuttlecock · true length · 9 cm 5.1× shorter than the basketball hoop
Badminton shuttlecock: 9 cm length. Representative midpoint of published 85–95 mm cork-to-feather-tip overall length.
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ROUND 5
Golf putter (Callaway XR set putter) vs Bodyboard (Catch Surf Classic 42-inch configuration)
Bodyboard · reference · 1.067 m Golf putter · true length · 88.9 cm 1.2× shorter than the bodyboard
Golf putter: 88.9 cm length. Callaway XR set putter; published 35-inch standard length.
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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.