Comments on: Cosmonaut Golf

By: sid

sid — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:16:29 +0000

[quote]another viewpoint said: “I thought it was something like this. If it goes left, it’s a hook. If it goes right, it’s a slice.”[/quote]

I think it depends on whether you hit from the right or the left. Slice would go to the right for a righty, and the left for a lefty. A hook would be the opposite, of course.

By: sid

sid — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:01:15 +0000

[quote]allduerespect88 said: “What’s the difference between a cosmonaut and an astronaut?
Is it just russian/american?”[/quote]

Yes, it’s just a national thing. By definition, a cosmonaut “sails the cosmos,” while an astronaut “sails the stars.” Greek word origins, I believe. There may be other terms used by other nations for their “sailors,” but I think only the U.S., Russia/USSR, and China have launched their own manned space craft, so folks from other nations are generally just glorified passengers.

By: allduerespect88

allduerespect88 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:47:29 +0000

What’s the difference between a cosmonaut and an astronaut?
Is it just russian/american?

By: Jawms

Jawms — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:09:26 +0000

happened, the ball hit and is expected to do hundreds of laps around the earth before re-enterring the atmosphere… saw it on daily planet, they are actually tracking it to make surr it doesnt hit anything

By: CaptainBagz

CaptainBagz — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:04:53 +0000

Could the golf ball survive re-entry into the atmosphere? If so, could it potentially land on a golf course, perhaps even going in a hole?

Considering the distance, Tiger Woods would have to eat his heart out.

Hole in 1 on a Par 3,657,293

Owned. DI article

By: Old Man

Old Man — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:08:23 +0000

A craptastic idea.

I genuinely wonder when the Space Environmental Movement will begin.

By: Hayley

Hayley — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:13:44 +0000

But…but…but why? How does this promote Elemnt 21? Besides the fact that people will hear about this, it’s not like anyone’s going to find this golf ball lying around in space and think “hmm…Element 21…I should totally buy their products.” More likely they’ll hear about this and think “that’s so ridiculous…”. And hopefully never buy the product. *mumbles something about hating golf*

By: cocoabongo

cocoabongo — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:54:37 +0000

Ahhh finally, the motherland has come through. Enough with all of the talk of mars, and finding life on other planets. All of that is useless. Back when I was in Russia I was on a nuclear submarine that could stay underwater for weeks. We would find rats and see who could toss the most into a bucket. Whoever did so would win. Of course there were other humorous side rules. Anyways, I got a little bit of topic. The point is that this is a great idea for all the cosmonauts who are in space with nothing to do. We all saw the movie armageddon. That cosmonaut was bored out of his mind. I say let him have his silly golf clubs and balls.