Does the center of a golf ball contain a deadly poison?
Dear Cecil:I recently cut open a golf ball to show my nephew Jason the rubber band wrapper and liquid-filled rubber ball in the center that I remembered from my childhood. Imagine my disappointment to discover a solid white interior made of who knows what, with no rubber bands and no secret center. There was nothing to do but reminisce. I remember as a kid it was common knowledge that the liquid in the center of the golf ball was a deadly poison and should never touch the lips. As an adult, however, I’m wondering . . . could we have been wrong? Did we miss anything, was it the kids who tasted the stuff that went on to Yale? I must know! — Dave, via AOL Dear Dave: When I was a kid I heard two stories. One was that the center of a golf ball was filled with compressed air and if you tried to cut it open it would explode. The other was that the center contained a deadly poison. Either way I figured: wow, golf is exciting! Obviously I had a lot to learn. I have now established that (1) the
