ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 55 · OCTOBER 28, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: October 28
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for October 28, 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 55 ran from a golf ball (4.267 cm) to an association football goal (7.32 m). The widest gap was round 2, Golf ball against Bowling ball, at 5.1×; the closest call was round 3, Basketball hoop against Bowling pin, 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
Squash racket (Dunlop FX 130 model) vs Association football (IFAB match ball)
Association football · reference · 21.96 cm Squash racket · true length · 68.6 cm 3.1× longer than the association football
Squash racket: 68.6 cm length. Dunlop FX 130 model; published 27-inch full length.
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ROUND 2
Golf ball (Published competition golf-ball diameter, 42.67 mm) vs Bowling ball (Ten-pin ball)
Bowling ball · reference · 21.83 cm Golf ball · true diameter · 4.267 cm 5.1× shorter than the bowling ball
Golf ball: 4.267 cm diameter. Published competition golf-ball diameter, 42.67 mm.
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ROUND 3
Basketball hoop (Basketball rim) vs Bowling pin (Ten-pin format)
Bowling pin · reference · 38 cm Basketball hoop · true diameter · 45.72 cm 1.2× wider than the bowling pin
Basketball hoop: 45.72 cm diameter. Basketball rim; 18-inch clear inside diameter, excluding metal tube.
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ROUND 4
Weight plate (Rogue US-MIL Spec bumper plate V2) vs Ice hockey stick (Representative midpoint of published 142.2–160 cm full-length range)
Ice hockey stick · reference · 1.511 m Weight plate · true diameter · 45 cm 3.4× shorter than the ice hockey stick
Weight plate: 45 cm diameter. Rogue US-MIL Spec bumper plate V2; full outside plate diameter 450 mm.
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ROUND 5
Association football goal (IFAB adult goal) vs Rowing oar (Concept2 Smoothie2 sweep oar, medium adjustment 372.5 cm within maker's 370–375 cm recommended range)
Rowing oar · reference · 3.725 m Association football goal · true width · 7.32 m 2.0× wider than the rowing oar
Association football goal: 732 cm width. IFAB adult goal; inside distance between goalposts, 7.32 m.
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