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That's even better! 1. You make arrangements to provide a lecture hall at your institution or we arrange one nearby. 2. We provide a live stream, and that will also enable you to invite all your faculty and student body, as well as your colleagues in Europe and around the world. It gets around...

Then maybe a stream on YouTube or Zoom would be even better. People from around the world could tune in. What would be the title of your talk? Do you think an hour would be long enough, or would two hours be better?

Airfare, taxis hotel, and meals would come out to about $2600. I'm certain that your request for someone's daughter would label you too pig-like to get any support from our funding committee. The most efficient option would be for me to ask your academic institution to provide the lecture...

So you'd want travel costs covered, but there would be no charge for your time?

And what would be the cost if nobody wanted to offer their daughter up for your entertainment?

So you're asking us to foot the entire bill for travel costs? Is there a cost for your time as well? If so, how much would that be?

If invited for a public talk, would you or your institution pay for the travel, hotels. and meals? If so, that still leaves the cost of hosting the talk like room rental, etc. Would you or your institution pay for that?

Inviting you to a live talk requires funding. And funding doesn't happen without justification. That funding can only happen if you provide an explanation showing that your ideas have merit and are worth presenting in a public forum. You've said why you think magnetic balls are an...

There's still the question whether this project deserves funding support. And public talks require funding from somewhere. You haven't answered the question of how the physics of the game would change with friction-less cloth? What are the pros and cons? Why would players want to play on...

Well, there's still the question whether this project deserves funding support. You haven't answered the question of how the physics of the game would change with friction-less cloth? What are the pros and cons? Why would players prefer to play on your friction-less cloth over the normal...

Well, there's still the question whether this project deserves funding support. You haven't answered the question of how the physics of the game would change with friction-less cloth? What are the pros and cons? Why would players prefer to play on your friction-less cloth over the normal...

So would you expect the magnetic balls to be used only in tournaments where there's a ref doing the racking, or would you expect magnetic balls to get a wide following and be adopted by all pool halls? Non-frictional cloth would change the physics of the game. Can you specify some ways the...

Of course!! I can see why you'd want to keep this project Top Secret. If anyone i worked with had ideas like this, they'd keep them Top Secret too! So we have the two project goals, but no timelines, or cost estimates. If we ignore Elephant #1 in the room - your lack of physics and...

This sounds different than Maxwell Cloth. Project Goal 2: Develop a billiards cloth that can levitate (the balls?) to eliminate frictional drag. Timeline: Unknown Cost: Unknown. Since the timeline for your magnetic balls was one day, and that's clearly not true, i suspect your one-year...

Well, we're making progress! You have defined a project goal!! Project Goal 1: Design a set of billiard balls that will always configure itself in a 'tight' rack. Timeline: You said the balls exist and you can make a set in a day. You should do that to demonstrate it. Cost: not yet...

Oh man! I think my daddy lied to me!! Although, maybe he just wasn't well-informed when it came to cutting-edge Pogo technology! I wonder if Elon Musk has seen this?

Well, no. You're not providing ideas, you're still providing word-salad, together with the NEW image-salad. Spend $10 and buy a set of those kid's toy magnetic balls. Try and set them up as if you were racking 8-ball, and then try to play a mini-pool game with them. You'll see the problem...

That's just word-salad and tech-babble. All it says is you want funding to play in your mother's basement. If you're just playing, then there is no end-goal. You're just playing. If you have a project, then there has to be an end-goal - a deliverable result. The difference between a dream...

Yeah, the long-term view would be very interesting for a bunch of players. Not mine though. You wouldn't want to look at that.

Well that's impressive! Thanks for the info.