Medium Roast vs Dark Roast ( non cored )

Good to know. It is my understanding that the presence of oxygen leads to the darker final product, which is generally termed, 'roasted'.
It will still darken in an oxygenless atmosphere. But lower temps with some oxygen would cause it as well but there’s a fine line there in regards to actual combustion occurring. Hence keeping oxygen levels low to nothing with inert gas injection.

I wonder how many are just baking them in ovens at lower temps lol

Minnesota Fats Autographed Collectables

I came across this current listing represented as a handwritten Minnesota Fats inscription. The seller states that it is not independently authenticated, so I’m not presenting it as a verified example.

What caught my attention is how similar portions of the handwriting appear to the signature/stamp in my sample. For those of you who knew Fats or saw him sign things, does this inscription look like his actual handwriting?

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Figured BEM handle, on a Players PureX pool cue. Real, or Fake / Decal / Graphic Overlay?

Possible. It's subdued enough.



Oh, wow, that was a really interesting read. Thanks.

Figured BEM handle, on a Players PureX pool cue. Real, or Fake / Decal / Graphic Overlay?

Possible. It's subdued enough.


De Luna at it again

What rule set are they using?

Unclear. Nobody on the stream or chat seemed to know for sure.

If it’s WPA I think it’s wrong.

Even if it’s under CSI/BCAPL rules where all kick shots must be called, I’m wondering whether it is considered a kick shot under their rules. The rail is adjacent to the pocket in question.

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Or maybe it depends on if it’s considered “incidental”.

Figured BEM handle, on a Players PureX pool cue. Real, or Fake / Decal / Graphic Overlay?

Bump, because now this guy who I sold this PureX cue to, is being told, by someone, that the BEM, in hand handle is not real.

Can anyone here tell me for certain, if the BEM, in the handle, is real, or if it might be a graphic decal, of some sort? If it is, then that just blows my mind, because it looks so real to me.

Thanks for any thoughts.

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De Luna at it again

So Jeff De Luna just had another “you didn’t call it” moment. What a tool.

Hopefully Mika will haunt his dreams tonight.

At one of the recent big CSI events in Vegas, I was watching a match and realized I was sitting next to De Luna. He turned to me and started chatting about something or another. I just ignored him and looked the other way.

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