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[semi-OT] Modern Mechanix: Wooden Horses Help Army Cadets Learn Polo
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/...-to-play-polo/
MM's blogger writes: "Whew! It’s difficult to imagine how the army could defend us with out using Polo. I assume West Point now has some ten-million dollar, full immersion 3D polo simulator to keep our boys at peak polo readiness." http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...polo_horse.jpg Wooden Horses Help Army Cadets Learn How to Play Polo “Saddled” and- “bridled” a wooden horse is used by West Point cadets to practice on when they begin learning how to play polo. Tne “animal” is braced securely to the wooden floor in the center of an inclosure surrounded by wire netting. To keep the balls within striking distance at all times, the sides of the cage slope toward the center. To drag this thread kicking and screaming back on-topic: I'll bet all the CDRs and LMPs who had to train on the LLRV wish to hell they had a full-freedom motion-base, full-immersion 3D replication of any known lunar terrain, powered-descent-through-landing simulator to train on. -- .. "Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few: Don't lend a hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools!" --grateful dead. __________________________________________________ _________ Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org "Mikey'zine": dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org |
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Modern Mechanix: Wooden Horses Help Army Cadets Learn Polo
On Mar 27, 6:22 pm, Mike Flugennock wrote:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/...-help-army-cad... MM's blogger writes: "Whew! It's difficult to imagine how the army could defend us with out using Polo. I assume West Point now has some ten-million dollar, full immersion 3D polo simulator to keep our boys at peak polo readiness." http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...cs/10-1924/lrg... Wooden Horses Help Army Cadets Learn How to Play Polo "Saddled" and- "bridled" a wooden horse is used by West Point cadets to practice on when they begin learning how to play polo. Tne "animal" is braced securely to the wooden floor in the center of an inclosure surrounded by wire netting. To keep the balls within striking distance at all times, the sides of the cage slope toward the center. It's probably easier to hit a golf ball off the ISS. Of course the Russians are ahead of us in that. Rusty |
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