DAILY NO. 22 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The five sports objects from the Size It Up puzzle on October 13, 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.
The October 13, 2026 puzzle ran from a hockey puck at 7.6 cm to a soccer goal at 7.3 m — about 96× apart, drawing on sports. The pair furthest apart was round 3: a basketball hoop is 1.5× as big as a surfboard.
Answer: Surfboard — 2 m. A surfboard measures 2 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
A two-metre shortboard is smaller than most people picture — longboards start near three metres.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a surfboard when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Soccer Goal — 7.3 m. A soccer goal measures 7.3 m (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a Stegosaurus at 9 m.
A full-size association football goal is 7.32 metres wide.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a soccer goal when it sits beside a Stegosaurus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Basketball Hoop — 3 m. A basketball hoop measures 3 m (height), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a surfboard 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 surfboard — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Hockey Stick — 1.6 m. 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: Hockey Puck — 7.6 cm. A hockey puck measures 7.6 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a chocolate chip cookie at 8 cm.
A regulation puck is exactly three inches across.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hockey puck when it sits beside a chocolate chip cookie — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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