PoolTable
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* Optical illusions (especially the ones that make parallel lines look curved or appear to be non-parallel) |
* Optical illusions (especially the ones that make parallel lines look curved or appear to be non-parallel) |
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* Semi-transparent with lights underneath. (Disco floor pooltable!) |
* Semi-transparent with lights underneath. (Disco floor pooltable!) |
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| − | ** Thick Acrylic instead of slate and white felt? |
+ | ** Thick Acrylic instead of slate and white felt? Note that slate is commonly used "due to its thermal stability and chemical inertness" --[[Wikipedia:Slate]]. Can acrylic compare? |
| − | Some effects could be achieved simply with a projector from above, rather than permenent designs in the table felt itself? |
+ | Some effects could be achieved simply with a projector from above, rather than permenent designs in the table felt itself? (noting that projectors are usually not in the 1:2 ratio that pool tables are) |
== The balls == |
== The balls == |
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Revision as of 12:17, 13 March 2008
Everybody should be familair with Pool Tables. (or Billiard Tables).
Big rectangle. Green felt. Holes in the corners and in the middle of the long edges. A bunch of small solid balls. A study of dynamic physics.
Now it has occured to me that there are a few ways that this basic concept can be expanded upon and played with...
The Table
In more recent years, I've seen a trend in some clubs and high-end tables to have alternately coloured felt. Royal blue, white/cream, grey...
Recently I saw a table with a simple blue/white pattern (half each), and I got to thinking...
Designs for pooltables
- Geometric symbols, designs and equations
- Optical illusions (especially the ones that make parallel lines look curved or appear to be non-parallel)
- Semi-transparent with lights underneath. (Disco floor pooltable!)
- Thick Acrylic instead of slate and white felt? Note that slate is commonly used "due to its thermal stability and chemical inertness" --Wikipedia:Slate. Can acrylic compare?
Some effects could be achieved simply with a projector from above, rather than permenent designs in the table felt itself? (noting that projectors are usually not in the 1:2 ratio that pool tables are)
The balls
Another variation in play would be to use weighted balls. Basically - think of lawn bowls. Weighted balls would need to be visually marked appropriately, and would allow for the possibility of non-spin based curved rolling paths.
