DAILY NO. 25 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five sports Size It Up comparisons with the measured size of each object, its reference and a source you can check. The puzzle is still live, so every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Haven't played yet? Play today's puzzle first.
The October 16, 2026 puzzle ran from a golf ball at 4.3 cm to a soccer goal at 7.3 m — about 172× apart, drawing on sports. The pair furthest apart was round 4: a soccer goal is about 1.5× smaller than an American school bus.
Answer: Hockey Stick — 1.6 m. A hockey stick measures 1.6 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a floor lamp at 1.6 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 floor lamp — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Golf Ball — 4.3 cm. A golf ball measures 4.3 cm (length / span), which is about 1.4× smaller than the reference, a house key at 6 cm.
A golf ball cannot be smaller than 42.67 mm in diameter.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a golf ball when it sits beside a house key — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: American Football — 28 cm. An American football measures 28 cm (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, an NBA basketball at 24.3 cm.
An American football is measured along its long axis; the pointed ends make it read larger than it is.
Common miss: players tend to compress an American football when it sits beside an NBA basketball — 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 1.5× smaller than the reference, an American school bus at 10.7 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 an American school bus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Bowling Ball — 21.8 cm. A bowling ball measures 21.8 cm (length / span), which is 1.4× as big as the reference, a game controller at 16 cm.
Every bowling ball is the same width — only the weight changes, from six to sixteen pounds.
Common miss: players tend to compress a bowling ball when it sits beside a game controller — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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