DAILY NO. 18 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The five sports objects from the Size It Up puzzle on September 18, 2026, with the measured size of each, the reference it was compared against, a source you can check, and how the community's guesses landed. Want the surprise first? Replay this puzzle — archived days never touch your streak.
Answer: an NBA basketball measures 24.3 cm (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, an American football at 28 cm.
An NBA ball is regulated by circumference, about 75 cm, which works out to just under 25 cm across.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an NBA basketball when it sits beside an American football — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a baseball bat measures 86 cm (length / span), which is about 1.4× smaller than the reference, a 55-inch television at 1.2 m.
A common adult bat is 34 inches long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a baseball bat when it sits beside a 55-inch television — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a tennis racket measures 68.5 cm (height), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a dining chair at 90 cm.
The rules allow up to 73.7 cm, but almost every player uses something just under 69 cm.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a tennis racket when it sits beside a dining chair — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a hockey stick measures 1.6 m (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.
A stick is fitted to reach between the chin and the nose when the player is standing on skates.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hockey stick when it sits beside a refrigerator — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a basketball hoop measures 3 m (height), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
The rim is exactly 10 feet above the floor.
Common miss: players tend to compress a basketball hoop when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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