ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 59 · NOVEMBER 1, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: November 1
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for November 1, 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 59 ran from a size 7 basketball (24.19 cm) to a volleyball net (9.75 m). The widest gap was round 5, Size 7 basketball against Kayak paddle, at 9.1×; the closest call was round 2, Basketball backboard against Wakeboard, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Badminton net (Doubles-court net span between posts, published 20 ft or 6.1 m) vs Bodyboard (Catch Surf Classic 42-inch configuration)
Bodyboard · reference · 1.067 m Badminton net · true width · 6.1 m 5.7× wider than the bodyboard
Badminton net: 610 cm width. Doubles-court net span between posts, published 20 ft or 6.1 m.
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ROUND 2
Basketball backboard (72-inch wide backboard format) vs Wakeboard (Liquid Force Trip 2026 size 144 cm)
Wakeboard · reference · 1.44 m Basketball backboard · true width · 1.83 m 1.3× wider than the wakeboard
Basketball backboard: 183 cm width. 72-inch wide backboard format; full horizontal board width.
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ROUND 3
Volleyball net (FIVB regulation physical net length midpoint 9.5–10 m) vs Skimboard (Zap Amp 52-inch model)
Skimboard · reference · 1.321 m Volleyball net · true width · 9.75 m 7.4× wider than the skimboard
Volleyball net: 975 cm width. FIVB regulation physical net length midpoint 9.5–10 m; full fabric span rather than 9 m court width.
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ROUND 4
Lacrosse goalie stick (Representative midpoint of published 101.6–182.9 cm complete goalie-stick length range) vs Field hockey goal (Regulated inside opening width between posts, published 3.66 m)
Field hockey goal · reference · 3.66 m Lacrosse goalie stick · true length · 1.423 m 2.6× shorter than the field hockey goal
Lacrosse goalie stick: 142.25 cm length. Representative midpoint of published 101.6–182.9 cm complete goalie-stick length range; shaft butt to head tip.
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ROUND 5
Size 7 basketball (FIBA size 7) vs Kayak paddle (Werner Skagit FG 220 cm configuration)
Kayak paddle · reference · 2.2 m Size 7 basketball · true diameter · 24.19 cm 9.1× shorter than the kayak paddle
Size 7 basketball: 24.192 cm diameter. FIBA size 7; midpoint of permitted 750–770 mm circumference divided by pi.
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