What is the black dot called on a billiards table?
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It is called the footspot.  It is the center of the footstring, the imaginary line accross the table at the second diamond from the rack end of the table.  The footspot is where the first ball in the rack is placed.\n\nJust fyi, at the other end of the table that line is called the headstring.  This is accross the breaking end of the table from second diamond.  The area inside that line is commonly called "the kitchen".
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bec the color black hide alot of 'thing'
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The whole thing in pool is that the angle of inflection is equal to the angle of reflection.  I wonder, I've never tried this, if using a laser pointer to show the line of sight and the place on the ball where the cue ball should hit.  You could also use a mirror and a laser to find the position on a the bumper to shoot the cue ball for a bank shot.  If you move the mirror along the bank with a laser behind the cue ball pointing at the mirror, the only time it will shine on the ball intended to be struck will be at the position you would like to aim the cue ball in.  \n\nI just made all this up, so I don't know if it would work.  But, it would be a good visual way to describe what you are trying to explain to your friend.
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The manufactures take a couple of lasers (2-3), each laser not having enough heat/energy to melt the crystal. Then they cause the lasers to intersect at each point that they want one of those little bubbles to appear and where the lasers intersect they add their energy together and melts the crystal. the placement of each dot is controlled by a 3-d graphics design inside of a computer.
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are the runners coverd with a rubber or plastic coating? most industrial tables (for billiard halls) have rubbler coated runners.
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You need to create a table of div. loook at a website that has what you are looking for. View their source code and use that.\n\nhttp://www.blackholenews.com/Awards.htm\n\n<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="table1">\n <tr>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 1"></td>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 2"></td>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 3"></td>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 4"></td>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 5"></td>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 6"></td>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 7"></td>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 8"></td>\n  <td><img border="0" src="Image 9"></td>\n </tr>\n</table>
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for topps, they are known as chrome refractors.\nfor yugiohs, they are known as holographics.\nfor others, they are known as inserts/uncommons.
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I know this as light mill or photon mill. There is a vacuum inside. The vanes are black on one side and metallic on the other side, the metallic side reflecting photons while the black side will absorb it. The pulse exchanged is twice as high on the metallic side of the vanes as on the black side, causing the device to set in motion.
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If you aren't a trained professional, go to a billiards retail store to have the cloth replaced.  It's very important that it gets done correctly.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
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Before you do anything to the table, contact Antique Billiard Supply.  I'll give you an website.  This man is an expert on old Brunswick tables.  Best of luck.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
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The official standard radius of Billiard table slate is 4.5 inches but in close examination with whats in my Snooker hall i found that different manufacturer have a different cut slate but they all sort of ranges aroung the 4 to 5 inches radius. I hope this helps answer your question.
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use a blacK light and see what happens
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In official terms, it a "Foul"\n\nWhen you play elsewhere, like in pool houses or something, they call it "scratch"
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One of the following urls should provide what you want.\n\nhttp://www.insidepool.com/order/Billiard+&+Pool+Accessories/Pool+Tournament+Flow+Charts?SID\n\nhttp://www.playpool.com/tours/bcw/\n\nhttp://www.platinumbilliards.com/product_info.php?products_id=1001788\n\nhttp://www.sterling-gaming.com/tournament-charts-128-player-p-332.html
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I have no pool table but this is easily answered from the memories of my mis-spent youth. I spent hours upon hours in smoke filled pool rooms as a boy.\n\nThere are 15 balls in a full rack. 1 thru 7 all have the white circle in the middle. These balls are refered to as solids.\n\nThe 9 ball thru the 15 all have a colored stripe passing around a white ball. These  balls are called stripes. \n\nThe eight ball looks like a solid ball but in some games it belongs to neither group. it is it's own ball.\n\nFew people know that the 1 and 9 are the same color. This pattern repeats itself throughout the set. I will list the colors and numbers, just remember all balls above eight are stripes, no white circle.\n\n1&9 yellow\n2&10 blue\n3&11 Red\n4&12 Purple\n5&13 Orange\n6&14 Green\n7&15 Maroon\n8 Black
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Three sizes of balls. The largest are for Billiards, played on a table with no pockets and using only three balls. This is the old "gentleman's game." Points for number of caroms and ability to tap certain balls.\n\nPocket billiards. The middle size. 8-ball, rotation, pea-pool, nine-ball, are all forms of pocket billiards. Points generally made by sinking certain balls according to the type of game played.\n\nSnooker. The smallest size. The table is larger and the pockets are smaller than on a pocket billiards table. See the rules of American or Canadian snooker for how to play.\n\nA pool hall will choose the balls that are longest lasting and makes for the best customer experience. A family place may go for a smaller ball and larger pockets, a skill centered location will follow international rules. Home players often go for economy.\n\nFun Facts about billiards: http://www.bca-pool.com/play/funfacts.shtml
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look in the phonebook under pooltable repair.the felt on the pooltables is the same as for a poker table.