by MM_Dandy » Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:47 am
IIRC, the Astrodome in Houston originally had natural field turf. But when playing baseball, the outfielders had trouble seeing fly balls against the glass panes in the dome, so several of the panes were painted over. This proved to be enough of a reduction in sunlight that the grass started dying off and so they ended up painting the bare dirt green. Later, they replaced the natural turf with what would come to be called Astroturf. And so was born one of the worst playing surfaces ever to be used in sports.