Daily Archives: March 1, 2016

Golf is it a sport or does it fall short?

Golf is a game that can be traced back to the 1400’s. Truley a game that has been around for hundreds of years. Yet today there is a controversy weather golf is a sport or not. Golf is a game where you have a small white ball about the size of a donut hole. The ultimate goal of the sport is too get the ball in the hole in as few tries as possible. Yet as we said earlier is golf really a sport? Or is it just a game? It matches both definitions but what which one does it match best?

                                  golf ball

Golf in my opinion is definitely a sport. I personally believe it matches the definition of a sport more than a game. In the definition of sport it says that a sport must be physically exerting and it must take skill. If you had never played golf before than you’d probably think it was a game and does not take much skill because so many people of all ages play it. Well it does take skill because of the fact that you have to have the right technique to hit the ball. It it is physically exerting because it puts wear and tear on the muscles that you use to hit the ball. You also can’t forget about the fact that without a cart you are walking an extremely far distance and without a caddie you also have a giant bag you have to carry which is also physically exerting. Those are my thoughts on why golf is a sport rather than a game.

~Jack

Should You Know The Mantis Shrimp?

You’re probably wondering, what is the Mantis Shrimp? Well, the Mantis Shrimp is a marine crustacean with peculiar abilities, that despite being very common on the coasts, is not well-known due to the reclusive behavior most of the species portray.They possess the ability to punch as fast as a .22 bullet, and create deadly shockwaves with their strikes with a 1,500 newton force.  Their claws come in 2 different styles, spears, and clubs.  Each strike the Mantis Shrimp makes hits twice, the initial blow, and the shockwave.  Even if the strike misses, the shockwave created is enough to stun or kill most prey.  They possess the most advanced eyes on the entire planet, and see 16 stem colors, while humans see only 3.   They can see polarized light, and have ultraviolet vision.  Recent studies show that Mantis Shrimp can detect cancer and the activity of neurons.  Their body structure is studied by the military to design special combat body armor. Despite being fairly common, the Mantis Shrimp are not a well-known creature.

There are over 450 species of Mantis Shrimp around the world, and live along most coastal areas around the world.  The different species of Mantis Shrimp live around the coasts of just about every continent in the world, surrounding Australia, Asia and Africa, and the eastern coast of the US.  The Mantis Shrimp are eaten as sushi toppings in some places, eaten like shrimp or lobsters, and in some places are too big and contaminated by the water to eat.  Raymond B. Manning first described most Mantis Shrimp species (about 90%).  Despite their amazing qualities and common existence around the world, Mantis Shrimp aren’t very well known besides a few mantis shrimp experts like Tom Cronin, who has made massive breakthroughs with the mantis shrimp.  Well, now you know something interesting you probably didn’t before you read this.

~Jacob