So to go 5 lengths you have to hit it at enough speed to go 16 table lengths (133 feet) without rails?
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Imagine the world's best/most powerful breaker on an endless pool table... how long does the cue ball travel?
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L.S. Dennis
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You'd have to resurrect Wade Crane to really put this to the acid test!
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That was worth reading this thread.
It's possible to work backwards:
off the fourth rail (starting the 5th length) with 8 diamonds of energy
into the fourth rail with 32 diamonds of energy
off the third rail with 32+8 diamonds of energy = 40
into the third rail with 160 diamonds of energy
off the second rail with 160+8 diamonds of energy (168)
into the second rail with 672 diamonds of energy
off the first rail with 672+8 = 680 diamonds of energy
into the first rail with 2720 diamonds of energy
shot from the line with 2720+6 diamonds of energy -- about half a mile
That's going on 3000 feet, but try the same arithmetic with an energy loss of 77% or 73% instead of 75% and things change quite a bit.
Not if justnumb can help it!
Lol. Wish I knew the rest of that story.
It was a genuine question that nobody in my circles could answer. Appreciated very much that some people took the time to delve into it and come up with sensible answers. But it's a toxic place.
That's a really good starting point, happened to me a few times and easily went 50 feet on the carpet, maybe even bumping into a thing or two on the way. Kinda knew the correct answer has to be over 1000 feet because of it.
Interesting stuff, obviously assumed it's a lot but didn't know it's that much.
It was a genuine question and I'm grateful for the insight.
Thank you for your answers. Much appreciated.
That question answers all of the other questions and answers, with the possible inclusion of certain other green leafy substances.
We have a concrete hallway at work that's 139 yards long and goes the entire width of our building. (I know it's that length because I was curious about how long it was and checked it with a golf range finder.) Anyways, one year during that week between Christmas and New Year I decided to roll a cue ball at one end to see if it would make it all the way to the other end. Believe me when I tell you that it not only made it to the other end, it was still cooking when it got there. And it felt like I barely rolled it. Now, I understand this isn't apples to apples because there's no cloth on the floor. But a pool table still rolls pretty damn quick with 860 on it. So the answer to the question is: A REALLY LONG WAY. Like, REALLY REALLY long way.
The OP of this thread shows that RSB's Fast Larry has obviously reincarnated. That loony mutha's not done with us yet.
Arnaldo ~ For the youngsters among us, RSB = Rec.Sports.Billiards a long-gone, early online special interest Google Group single-handedly decimated by FL. Here's a taste of the borderline evil "bad old days": https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.billiard/search?q=author%3Afast%20author%3Alarry
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Arnaldo ~ For the youngsters among us, RSB = Rec.Sports.Billiards a long-gone, early online special interest Google Group single-handedly decimated by FL. Here's a taste of the borderline evil "bad old days": https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.billiard/search?q=author%3Afast%20author%3Alarry
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Nooooooooooooooooooooo ! Please, never again mention that name that must not be named !
Dave
I mentioned escape velocity and infinite space travel...I can't believe this has gone 4 pages without someone trying to bring up earths curvature, or lack thereof if you ask CJ and Max
Maybe the ball would stop when it hit the ice wall?
Did you try it both ways? Sometimes there is an imperceptible slope that doesn't matter in any normal circumstances but will radically change cue ball distance.
I was at a casino tournament one time and there were carpeted halls outside of the venue. One of the least trafficked areas was really long, like maybe 200'. One of my friends had played around rolling balls down the hall and found out they rolled to a stop very quickly one way but rolled 3-4 times further than you'd think the other way. He put this knowledge to use by luring a guy into a gambling match where they'd roll the balls for cash, closest to the far end of the hall without hitting for the money. They'd roll 5 balls each the first way, then walk down the hall and do the same rolling them the other way. The mark was down $200 and still none the wiser, but unfortunately the security guard showed up and broke up the game or he maybe could've emptied that guy.
On the serious side of things, Rooms with the real estate should include a pool driving range. How many pool players know their range an accuracy past 12' ?
You, know, that's a really good point. I didn't try it the other way. Now you've given me something else to look forward to this coming December.
As far as your hotel story goes, I love that stuff. It's one of the things I miss the most about spending every single waking moment of my 20's in a pool hall with other degenerates. We would bet on some of the dumbest sh!t ever and have a blast doing it. And in case you ever wondered, some paper shredders will quite easily shred an aluminum soda can while the owner isn't in the room.