Monday, March 24, 2014

After Fires at Golf Courses, Study Suggests Unusual Culprits: Titanium Clubs

Recent studies by researchers at the University of California, Irvine have shown that titanium golf clubs, when striking a rock, can create sparks hot enough to start a brush fire. In California, there have been two recent golf course fires, and although they have been originally thought to be caused by cigarettes or cigars, were concluded that both incidents involved 3-irons with titanium alloy heads striking the ground and creating sparks that caused the fire. Thus, it was concluded that people should not hit from these areas if they do not wish to burn down a golf course.

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