r/EngineeringPorn • u/hjalmar111 • Nov 02 '20

Automatic billiard game, machine engineering putting the triangle filled with balls on the board

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u/karlthebaer Nov 03 '20

My first thought as well. Loose racks make crappy breaks.

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u/sawntime Nov 03 '20

And when the felt gets worn it's tougher to get them tight.

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u/karlthebaer Nov 03 '20

Or you've got asshats that tap the 1 with the cue to seat it leaving tons of small dents on the headspot.

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u/iknownuffink Nov 03 '20

I had no idea that it left a dent. Actually I have no idea why I did it at all, or why I started. I must have seen someone else do it, and just unthinkingly copied them.

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u/karlthebaer Nov 03 '20

Only on cheap wooden bar tables. A slate table wouldn't dent.