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    Medium Roast vs Dark Roast ( non cored )

    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...
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    Medium Roast vs Dark Roast ( non cored )

    False Torrification just requires little to no oxygen in the atmosphere. It can very much be done in a chamber pumped with an inert gas 100% false. Torrification is done in atmospheric conditions with inert gas (nitrogen) pumped in. It can be done under a vaccum but that is a much much more...
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    Cue Design - Who Was First?

    Fwiw Thurston was the Publisher and translator from French to English. But the historical text was WRITTEN by Monsieur Francois Mingaud, formerly Captaine d'Infanterie in the service of France.
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    Who is / was the greatest Junior (under 18) player who you ever seen?

    Never saw him play but Chan Whitt Jr was a monster child prodigy. When he was 13, he won his 1st of three Jr. World 9-Ball Championships. He also won the National 8-Ball Championship. Tyler Strawn was also an exceptionally fine amateur player. He would be Bergmans age. Tyler passed at...
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    If the Fargo rating system existed back in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, how many of those top Legendary players do you think would have been an 800?

    You could use accustat style ratings from old matches to get a close equlivant. As example Earl and Efferen’s accustat ratings for their 200+ game COLOR OF MONEY match were Earl : .912 Effren: .911 Plenty races to 100 today have lower ratings…with averages actually well below that. Shane...
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    If the Fargo rating system existed back in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, how many of those top Legendary players do you think would have been an 800?

    Fargo like chess rating is not a measure of absolute skill it is a relative skill vs opponent. The numbers grow because of higher numbers of players and matches being input into the system and the bell curve that represents in wins vs losses overall from the worst to the best players. If...
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    BUFFALO'S PRO CLASSIC 2026

    Yup
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    First Gen Tiger Icebreaker Break Tip

    lol I made some tips like that back in 2010 for a few guys in Lafayette. G10 outer and super pressed triangle in the middle they loved em…guy wanted hard hit but with grip I just off cuff said fuck then why not put leather in the middle of a phenolic tip. “Could you do that!?” Duh 🤣
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    1 Pocket Rules question

    (Takes long drag on joint…doesn’t pass it, hits it again). Yeah screw it, spot it up, hell spot up two! 😂
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    10 best players in the world

    It was I believe Jersey Red that said his worst nightmare he ever had was playing 5$ payball on his own money…he woke up sweating 🤣
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    Wood porn on a Monday??? Hey Joey

    Did you save the dust? I’m down for an 8 ball
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    Cue Maker

    Address, phone and place of work lmfao
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    Cue Maker

    Nice politician response lol answer my questions with a question. Because I like to know shit. Especially when good tooling may be available. The hunt is always on
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    Cue Maker

    What happened with that? Why he quit? What happened to the equipment
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