Unless you've been in solitary confinement for the last week, you've probably heard about Tiger Woods' run-in with his wife, a golf club, fire hydrant and a tree. Needless to say, it didn't end well for the golfing ace. His marriage is in tatters, his SUV is a wreck, a growing number of alleged girlfriends are coming out of the woodwork and Woods' squeaky-clean image has been tarnished for the foreseeable future.
However, in a photo published by the UK's Independent today, Tiger's reading habits appear to have a far better foundation than his relationship escapades.
In the aftermath of Tiger's late-night dash across his neighborhood, the The Florida Highway Patrol issued a press release including a photograph of the interior of his car. The scene is what you'd expect after any car accident; upholstered seats covered in broken class and other debris strewn around... and a copy of "Get A Grip on Physics" by science writer John Gribbin.
Where Tiger Woods is undoubtedly losing this round, Dr. Gribbin has become an unlikely winner. Sales of his book have boomed overnight.
The book was 2,268th position on the Amazon sales list, up from 396,224th the previous day. -- Steve Connor, Independent.co.uk
"This is one of my older and lesser known books – a guide to new physics for non-scientists. I can only guess that Tiger has been interested in the various stories about the Large Hadron Collider, and wanted to learn more. Several of my books have been doing better than usual this year," said Gribbin.
Having not read the book, but being an avid (yet poor) golfer myself, I'd say that Tiger has inadvertently disclosed one of his golfing secrets. After all, golf is a practical lesson in mechanics and fluid dynamics.
Or -- as pointed out by Gribbin -- it might be that Woods is fascinated with the Large Hadron Collider.
Source: Independent.co.uk
Tags: Current Events, Humor, Physics
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