Is there a plan afoot for an Austral hurl?
That is a very good topic, and one much on the agenda of the Hurl Committee. We had considered one for Perth a few years ago, but unfortunately could not find a sufficiently prestigious support event. We had even begun considering which of our antipodal comrades to induct as a Hurl Commissioner. As it turned out, both PJ and Rihannon met the high standards, so we had a real dilemma on our hands.
There are several vexing issues associated with this idea, particularly the tendency of the local gravity anomalies to suddenly shift during earthquakes, thus confounding the issue of computing the necessary site weighting factors. Of course, the permitted launch azimuth is the inverse of the same point in the northern hemisphere. Perth, again, is a nearly ideal site, being a mere thousand miles or so east-northeast of a true antipodal point from the canonical Hurl site in Vacaville, CA, simplifying the problem considerably. And if nothing else, Australia is the home of the "slouch hat" - as worn by Sgt. Sam Troy in Rat Patrol. Kismet indeed!
These issues are well within the capabilities of our greatest Hurl scholars so we hope to have some exciting announcements in the near future!
As always (and I am sure I speak for the Hurl Committee and Commissioner Fernandez himself), thanks for your interest in the international phenomenon of The Hurl!
Brett
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