…Extreme Sports, the Key to College Success, Happy Smiling Horses and, oh my, SOOOOO much more.

Well, This Was Totally Necessary.
A new study confirms the unbelievable: Reading is key to college success.

Reported the Associated Press:

One major factor separates high school graduates who are ready for college from those who aren’t, a new study shows: how well students handle complex reading.

Yup. Reading helps you pass college. Now you know.

Will the Caddy Have a Spacesuit?
A Russian cosmonaut headed for the International Space Station plans to hit a golf ball into the Earth’s orbit while on spacewalk. The “record-breaking drive,” reported The Register, “is raising eyebrows all round, with some experts warning of a ‘catastrophic’ mishap.”

The ball will stay in orbit for three to four years, adding to the station’s space debris threat.

According to JC Liou, a “worried NASA man,” an impact from a golf ball traveling at 10km per second would be the equivalent of a six-and-a-half-ton truck at 100km per hour.

(Photo courtesy of Gnurf.net)

Speaking of extreme sports…

Because These Players Aren’t Yet Overpaid and Underperforming…
The Cool Hunter earlier this week enlightened sports enthusiasts to “zorbing,” which involves jumping inside a giant inflatable bubble (i.e., the Zorb) and letting gravity do the rest. Usually set in an open space with a slight decline or on water, Zorbing is “the ultimate adrenaline rush.”

Devised by inventors and extreme sports enthusiasts Andrew Akers and Dwane Van der Sluis, the “sport,” according to Zorb Limited, is:

Where all your dreams are realized (as long as you dream of rolling down a hill inside a giant plastic ball).