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What is similar to snooker?
Pool and billiards are similar to snooker as they are all cue sports played on a rectangular table with pockets. They involve using a cue stick to strike colored balls into pockets, with the objective being to score points by potting balls.
How many balls on a pool table?
Different numbers for different games. 8-Ball has 15 numbered balls and one cue ball. 9-Ball has 9 balls and one cue ball.
How many balls are used in pool?
In 8 ball pool there are 16 balls on the table, a cue ball, 8 ball, 7 solids and 7 stripes although they could be red and yellow etc. In 9 ball there are 10 balls on the table, cue ball, 1-7 solid, 8 ball and striped 9 ball.
What does gravity have to do with the game of pool?
The force of gravity affects how fast a ball travels after it has been hit. Gravity tends to pull the balls towards the center of the pool table when the balls are struck. Gravity tends to pull the balls towards the center of the pool table when the balls are struck.
How does a pool table know if the the white ball has been potted?
The white ball is heavier than the rest of the balls
Are a pool and an 8 ball the same thing?
No, a pool and an 8 ball are not the same thing. A pool typically refers to a swimming pool or a game played on a pool table with balls and a cue stick, while an 8 ball is a specific ball used in the game of pool.
What is the cue ball used for in the game of pool?
The cue ball is used in the game of pool to strike and hit the other balls on the table, aiming to pocket them into the pockets.
How does a pool table recognize the white ball?
The white ball is slightly smaller than the rest of the balls so when it goes down a pocket it falls into a hole that the other balls roll over. This brings the white ball to the top of the table and the other balls into the dispenser. You'll see it if you lifted the slate off the table.
How does the pool table know how to release the white ball?
It seems like magic, but actually it is simple. The cue ball is very slightly smaller than the rest of the balls. This makes the ball not catch in the collector because the collector is sized for the regular balls, not the cue ball. To test it yourself, feel both balls and you will discover that the cue ball is ever so slightly smaller.
What are the scratching rules in pool?
In pool, scratching occurs when the cue ball is pocketed or fails to hit any balls on the table. When a player scratches, their opponent gets ball in hand, meaning they can place the cue ball anywhere on the table for their next shot.
Does 15 pool balls include the cue ball?
No, in 8 ball and straight pool there are fifteen numbered balls plus the cue ball.
What is a pool table?
Any 2 or more balls impacting each other can be termed a collision. A ball into the rail is not a collision.
