this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2024
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What is this thing?

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Well that's definitely not what I expected. I got this as a gift for working at a company making electrical panels. Thank you!

[–] Blue_Morpho 68 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The CEO thought it was a great gift for everyone because he is always golfing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe it's a hint for OP to show up at the golf course, befriend the CEO and get golf-buddy promoted.

[–] HornedMeatBeast 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, basically the Swiss Army Knife version of the divot tool.

The version below is pretty common, a golf bag should never be without one. Though, I have seen people use keys instead.

[–] shalafi 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I knew it was a divot tool, but how do you use one?

[–] MegaUltraChicken 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Basically you poke the fork bits into the ground next to the divot at an angle and then push down to raise the divot.

[–] shalafi 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh! Would have thought that would require longer tines, but I've never golfed, guess the divots are smaller than I imagined.

[–] MegaUltraChicken 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're pretty much used to keep the green from having a bunch of impact craters all over it. The ball coming down from a high angle can leave a decent dent in the ground.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I always thought of the patch of grass ripped out by the club when driving the ball. Always wondered how those short prongs would fix that big of a patch. TIL

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I was literally about to say that lol xD

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Hahaha that's amazing! Maybe it's time to set up a putting green at work.