ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 43 · OCTOBER 16, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: October 16
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for October 16, 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 43 ran from an indoor volleyball (21.01 cm) to a high-jump crossbar (4 m). The widest gap was round 5, Javelin against Indoor volleyball, at 13×; the closest call was round 1, Bodyboard against Disc golf basket rim, 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
Bodyboard (Catch Surf Classic 42-inch configuration) vs Disc golf basket rim (PDGA championship or standard basket opening inside diameter, nominal 66 cm)
Disc golf basket rim · reference · 66 cm Bodyboard · true length · 1.067 m 1.6× longer than the disc golf basket rim
Bodyboard: 106.68 cm length. Catch Surf Classic 42-inch configuration; nose-to-tail length.
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ROUND 2
Rugby union ball (Representative midpoint of published 28–30 cm tip-to-tip range) vs Lacrosse goal (Regulated six-foot inside opening width, published 182.9 cm)
Lacrosse goal · reference · 1.829 m Rugby union ball · true length · 29 cm 6.3× shorter than the lacrosse goal
Rugby union ball: 29 cm length. Representative midpoint of published 28–30 cm tip-to-tip range.
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ROUND 3
Slam ball (Rogue Echo Slam Ball 10–30 lb versions) vs Croquet mallet (George Wood Original 36-inch configuration)
Croquet mallet · reference · 91.44 cm Slam ball · true diameter · 22.86 cm 4.0× shorter than the croquet mallet
Slam ball: 22.86 cm diameter. Rogue Echo Slam Ball 10–30 lb versions; published 9-inch outside diameter.
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ROUND 4
High-jump crossbar (World Athletics high-jump crossbar) vs Basketball hoop (Basketball rim)
Basketball hoop · reference · 45.72 cm High-jump crossbar · true length · 4 m 8.7× longer than the basketball hoop
High-jump crossbar: 400 cm length. World Athletics high-jump crossbar; nominal full end-to-end length 4.00 m, permitted ±0.02 m.
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ROUND 5
Javelin (World Athletics men's senior 800 g javelin) vs Indoor volleyball (FIVB indoor ball)
Indoor volleyball · reference · 21.01 cm Javelin · true length · 2.65 m 13× longer than the indoor volleyball
Javelin: 265 cm length. World Athletics men's senior 800 g javelin; midpoint of 2.6–2.7 m permitted tip-to-tail length.
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