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Everybody should be familair with Pool Tables. (or Billiard Tables).
 
Everybody should be familair with Pool Tables. (or Billiard Tables).
 
[[Image:Opticalpool.jpg|right|thumb|Image GIMPed by nemo]]
 
   
 
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.
 
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.
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Now it has occured to me that there are a few ways that this basic concept can be expanded upon and played with...
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== The Table ==
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[[Image:Opticalpool.jpg|right|thumb|Image GIMPed by nemo]]
   
 
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...
 
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...
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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)
 
* Semi-transparent with lights underneath. (Disco floor pooltable!)
 
* Semi-transparent with lights underneath. (Disco floor pooltable!)
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== The balls ==
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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.

Revision as of 10:12, 31 January 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

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Image GIMPed by nemo

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!)

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.

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