Spain & Portugal from Barcelona with Stay
Date: 20 Oct 2024
Duration: 11 nights
Ship: Equinox
Line: Celebrity Cruises
David Neivandt, a professor of biological and chemical engineering, has developed a biodegradable golf ball made with lobster shells.
It is intended for use on cruise ships, and has outstanding flight properties. It's completely eco-friendly. The core is made of discarded shells from the lobster canning industry, which would normally end up in a land fill sites and unlike other biodegradable golf balls, this one can be used with both drivers and irons.
Using ground lobster shell, a natural binding agent, and a golf ball mould purchased on eBay, a UMaine professor and an undergrad student have worked together to come up with a golf ball that flies and feels like the real thing.
According to the UMaine researchers. Anyone who wants to hit a few off a boat into the water can do so without feeling pangs of guilt for polluting the environment, they said, because the balls are biodegradable.
Cruise ships used to allow passengers to hit balls off their decks into the sea, but that stopped after environmental concerns about the practice arose.
Some cruise ships do carry biodegradable balls, but that they are expensive. Some other environmentally friendly balls can cost $1 apiece.
An interesting little piece for all you golf and cruising fans out there
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