DAILY NO. 42 · 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 November 2, 2026 puzzle ran from a golf ball at 4.3 cm to a surfboard at 2 m — about 47× apart, drawing on sports. The pair furthest apart was round 5: a golf ball is about 1.4× smaller than a house key.
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.
Answer: Surfboard — 2 m. A surfboard measures 2 m (height), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a hockey stick at 1.6 m.
A two-metre shortboard is smaller than most people picture — longboards start near three metres.
Common miss: players tend to compress a surfboard when it sits beside a hockey stick — 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, an apple at 8 cm.
A regulation puck is exactly three inches across.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hockey puck when it sits beside an apple — 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: 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.
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