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Can you propel a spacecraft (already in orbit) by hitting golf balls in the opposite direction?

Find out here: http://what-if.xkcd.com/85/

Warning: It's a bit heavy on the science... but it's fun science so suck it up. :)

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Great post! I check in on that website weekly but hadn't gotten to it this week. Impressive that he's never played golf yet found a Trackman page to reference.

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The Frequency comic also had a golf-related item if you didn't see it:

http://xkcd.com/1331/

I haven't watched it long to enough to see how long it takes for someone to get a hole-in-one.

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I haven't watched it long to enough to see how long it takes for someone to get a hole-in-one.

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