Thanks for clarifying.......
Why was that Captain obvious? It apparently wasn't obvious to you.
Was Einstein Right About 6 Million Shots on a Pool Table?
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Why was that Captain obvious? It apparently wasn't obvious to you.
explain every joke or just the ones that aren't obvious?
"Why?" Do we have to explain every joke or just the ones that aren't obvious? :groucho:
"Why?" Do we have to explain every joke or just the ones that aren't obvious? :groucho:
I doubt Einstein would have said or written such a silly thing.
It is certainly not a fact, so I obviously do not believe it.
There are obviously an infinite number of shots possible at a pool table. There are a large number of variables involved with a shot, and each variable has an infinite number of possibilities.
Therefore, IMO, it is not interesting or worthwhile trying to develop any kind of "formula" to attempt to determine the number of shots possible.
What is interesting is to attempt to categorize the infinite number of possible shots and then ask how many different categories of shots there are. This is exactly what Tom Ross and I did in preparing for and creating the Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS).
We came up with 50 main categories of shots; and within those categories, we found and demonstrated 742 different sub categories of shots and concepts. The complete list can be found here:
The Complete List of Shots/Concepts in the VEPS Series
So I guess my answer to your question is 742; although, infinity is probably a more accurate answer.
Regards,
Dave
Ron Swanson
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I have to explain every joke. Old people, huh?
Where did you get the idea that Einstein "wrote" anything?
No one said it was a fact, silly, did you even read the thread?
Where did you get the idea that Einstein had written anything?
It's urban legend in some areas of the United States, no more, no less......and it's funny to think of Einstein shooting pool.....trying to use TOI effectively.
No one said it was a fact, silly, did you even read the thread?
Where did you get the idea that Einstein had written anything?
It's urban legend in some areas of the United States, no more, no less......and it's funny to think of Einstein shooting pool.....trying to use TOI effectively.
It's hilarious to think about Einstein trying to figure out how many pool shots
Pretty tough job, but someone has to do it.
It's hilarious to think about Einstein trying to figure out how many pool shots there are....it's like him hearing someone say "how long is a string," and spending hours trying to figure it out. Einstein was such a "card".
'The Game is his Teacher'
Pretty tough job, but someone has to do it.
It's hilarious to think about Einstein trying to figure out how many pool shots there are....it's like him hearing someone say "how long is a string," and spending hours trying to figure it out. Einstein was such a "card".
'The Game is his Teacher'
Ha I like the way Dave goes about promoting his work though. He simply puts a link forward, take it or leave it. Enjoy the free stuff if you leave it, enjoy the whole package even more if you take it.
CJ on the other hand has to create BS threads, take over other peoples threads and assumes Einstein would use TOI...the guy was a genius and would see right through it for what it was...good when needed.
...here's 6,000,000 LOLs just for you.
the gambling line should be between Dave and Keith
Maybe the gambling line should be between Dave and Keith. What do you think, 5 games going to 25?
Maybe the gambling line should be between Dave and Keith. What do you think, 5 games going to 25?
6,000,001.
Ron Swanson
Banned
When is PJs ban up anyway? Must be 2 years by now?
it's like watching golfers make 2 foot putts....over and over
That's for sure, it's like watching golfers make 2 foot putts....over and over and over and over and over and over and over........
That's for sure, it's like watching golfers make 2 foot putts....over and over and over and over and over and over and over........
Depends. There's the case for infinity on the one hand. On the other hand is soft-break, magic rack, pattern racked 9 Ball, where there are only a couple dozen different shots in a given set. :grin-square:
I'm sure that's true but if the ever played I wouldn't be surprised if Fats asked for weight.
Einstein played his way through college hustling pool? .
Einstein reportedly told girls he played his way through college hustling pool.
When ask if hustling pool was as tough as his other job he commented "it's all relative".
Einstein reportedly told girls he played his way through college hustling pool.
When ask if hustling pool was as tough as his other job he commented "it's all relative".