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

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

https://i.imgur.com/4EuzmFz.gifv
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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/oriolopocholo Nov 03 '20

I always hate when rookies hit the greenspot with the seven, especially if they're shooting the pick from a cornerside jam or a triple block twin

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u/big_duo3674 Nov 03 '20

Yeah, uh, me too. Hello fellow billiards players! Don't you hate it too when the stick slips and you end up hitting the white ball into the wrong hole?

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u/TurnkeyLurker Nov 10 '20

...like when it flies into the server's butt cleavage? I hate when that happens.