ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 54 · OCTOBER 27, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: October 27
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for October 27, 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 54 ran from a five-pin bowling ball (12.4 cm) to a badminton net (6.1 m). The widest gap was round 1, Handball goal against Foam roller, at 6.6×; the closest call was round 5, Lacrosse goal against Pool cue, 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
Handball goal (IHF indoor goal) vs Foam roller (Rogue high-density foam roller 18-inch model)
Foam roller · reference · 45.72 cm Handball goal · true width · 3 m 6.6× wider than the foam roller
Handball goal: 300 cm width. IHF indoor goal; inside width between posts, 3 m.
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ROUND 2
Snooker cue (Peradon Lazer one-piece model) vs Badminton net (Doubles-court net span between posts, published 20 ft or 6.1 m)
Badminton net · reference · 6.1 m Snooker cue · true length · 1.475 m 4.1× shorter than the badminton net
Snooker cue: 147.5 cm length. Peradon Lazer one-piece model; published 147.5 cm full length.
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ROUND 3
Five-pin bowling ball (Representative midpoint of published 12.1–12.7 cm five-pin ball diameter) vs Cricket stump (MCC regulation stump height above ground, 28 inches)
Cricket stump · reference · 71.12 cm Five-pin bowling ball · true diameter · 12.4 cm 5.7× shorter than the cricket stump
Five-pin bowling ball: 12.4 cm diameter. Representative midpoint of published 12.1–12.7 cm five-pin ball diameter.
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ROUND 4
Canoe (Old Town Discovery 158 canoe) vs Javelin (World Athletics men's senior 800 g javelin)
Javelin · reference · 2.65 m Canoe · true length · 4.8 m 1.8× longer than the javelin
Canoe: 480 cm length. Old Town Discovery 158 canoe; published rounded 4.8 m overall bow-to-stern length.
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ROUND 5
Lacrosse goal (Regulated six-foot inside opening width, published 182.9 cm) vs Pool cue (Predator P3 USA model)
Pool cue · reference · 1.473 m Lacrosse goal · true width · 1.829 m 1.2× wider than the pool cue
Lacrosse goal: 182.9 cm width. Regulated six-foot inside opening width, published 182.9 cm.
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