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Tiger Woods Tees-Off 1000ft Up Dubai Hotel (Pictures)
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| 3-3-2003
Posted on 03/03/2004 4:26:41 PM PST by blam
Tiger Woods tees-off 1000ft up Dubai hotel
Tiger Woods has driven off from the most unusual tee-box in the world - a helicopter landing pad 1000ft up a Dubai hotel.
Woods teed-off two-thirds of the way up the Burj Al Arab Hotel.
He was taking some time out of preparing for the Dubai Desert Classic event.
The seven-star hotel is higher than the Eiffel Tower and is built on a man-made island. Woods hit the balls into the Arabian Gulf below.
Woods pulled out of the Desert Classic last year over fears of attacks in response to the US' war on Iraq.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: golf; hotel; teesoff; tiger; tigerwoods; woods
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posted on
03/03/2004 4:26:42 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
If there is water, I will find it.
2
posted on
03/03/2004 4:28:23 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: blam
now that is a base-jump come true,
who wouldnt wanna dive off that with a parachute
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posted on
03/03/2004 4:28:46 PM PST
by
MetalHeadConservative35
(I may sound insane,truth is im just fed up there is a difference)
To: blam
Cool
To: blam
The seven-star hotelThat's a lot of stars. Never heard of a scale that high before.
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posted on
03/03/2004 4:41:39 PM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Missing Iraqi botulinum toxin? Look at John Kerry's face)
To: RightWhale
A spectacular hotel! Toured shortly after it opened. (Traded a tour of the Carrier I was on for a tour of the hotel!) It is built in the shape of a sail and the companion hotel (not seen) is built in the shape of a Dhow. The pool you see in the background is a waterpark.
Rates start (2001) at 850 US and each comes with a butler. Way Cool!
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posted on
03/03/2004 4:42:24 PM PST
by
Keyga8tor
To: blam
To: BushMeister
To: RightWhale
You know why they call it 'golf'...
9
posted on
03/03/2004 4:52:34 PM PST
by
null and void
(Pay no attention to the 1's and 0's behind the voting booth curtain, and they'll return the favor...)
To: Keyga8tor
I've seen it on The Travel Channel (Which by the way, I think will be the cause of the end of civilization).
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posted on
03/03/2004 4:54:19 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: MetalHeadConservative35
who wouldnt wanna dive off that with a parachute Me.
It doesn't say how far he hit the ball. With that much elevation off the tee, Woods could probably hit a 600 yard shot.
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posted on
03/03/2004 4:54:43 PM PST
by
Ditto
( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
To: BushMeister
To: blam
You couldn't pay me enough to take my family for a vacation in the Persian Gulf.
No one goes there except for commercial reasons.
For example, do they sell beer on Sundays?
I rest my case.
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posted on
03/03/2004 4:57:24 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Ditto
Woods could probably hit a 600 yard shot Probably not more than 400 yards. Eventually forward motion ceases due to wind resistance and the ball will drop straight down. Daly might reach 450, Davis Love III about 425.
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posted on
03/03/2004 5:00:37 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: MetalHeadConservative35
who wouldnt wanna dive off that with a parachute I used to jump, and I remember the maxim that 'altitude = life'. 1K' is a bit too low for me, unless there's a really good reason to jump it.
Way too many heart problems to do that sort of thing anymore.
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posted on
03/03/2004 5:00:46 PM PST
by
Riley
To: blam
I smell a lawsuit, where did the ball land or who did it hit?
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posted on
03/03/2004 5:02:08 PM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: RightWhale
??? It went at least 1000 feet down. Trig the hypotenuse and you can get the total distance. I am sure it went further than 400 yards.
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posted on
03/03/2004 5:07:38 PM PST
by
irishtenor
("Trying is the first step toward failure." - Homer Simpson)
To: irishtenor
If you dropped it from orbit it would go at least 100 miles, ignoring that it might burn up. Is hole distance measured along terrain or is it adjusted to the horizontal?
18
posted on
03/03/2004 5:09:39 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: billorites
Useless pieces of garbage. I hate them all.
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posted on
03/03/2004 5:15:28 PM PST
by
Iberian
To: Riley
I used to jump,
Me too but once I realized I still fell 2 feet short of the rim I decided that God had other plans for me. Since I still haven't sprouted wings, it obviously ain't flying.......
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posted on
03/03/2004 5:23:06 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(I've dealt with stupid people for over 32 years. Haven't I earned the right to just shoot them?)
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