I just read the punchline to the gag and I think you have it wrong. The fact is there is know way to make every ball on the table without scratching. After you make all six if you shoot the cueball in you have scratched. That's the trick the person who proposes it can't lose. Philwphilw said:
Know any good betchas?
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Go to the IPT website and Mike Segal shows a pretty good one! Although everyone has probably already seen it.
philw said:
I don't think I'd have the gall to attempt these types of bets. It's kind of like losing a bet for $1000 and then trying to pay up with a Barbie's head. "I didn't say dollars; I said doll hairs!" LOL.
Basically, you could try to do that any time someone says, play for 50 or play for 100. After you lose, you can say, "well we never established 50 of what, so here's a million water molecules... keep the change!"
Trying to pull that off could be hazardous to one's health, I would think. The argument is that "play for 50" implies "play for 50 dollars"; "all the balls" implies "all the object balls".
Anyway, even with the strict wording, I think I have a way to turn the tables on this one.... After agreeing that you can make all the balls that are on the table without scratching, grab a cueball* off another table and run out the 7 original balls.
*Edit: I guess you don't even need another ball set. You can just grab an unused object ball from the same ball set and use that as the cueball (8th ball).
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Solution to the one from PoolHall Junkies... when the beer glass is over your shot glass, pull your shirt sleeve down or grab a napkin and use it to remove the beer glass. Say, "I didn't touch your glass; my shirt/napkin did."
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Folding the cig in half...I learned it by wetting the end of the cigarette....then hitting the cig really hard...it draws the moisture through all the paper...
--take a small about of salt and make a pile on the bar....throw a few shakes of pepper on top...tell them to seperate all the pepper from the salt in under a minute
--find a girl with long hair...ask for 1 strand....tell someone u give them $50 if they can pick up ice cube with her 1 strand of hair without tying a knot around it
--take a small about of salt and make a pile on the bar....throw a few shakes of pepper on top...tell them to seperate all the pepper from the salt in under a minute
--find a girl with long hair...ask for 1 strand....tell someone u give them $50 if they can pick up ice cube with her 1 strand of hair without tying a knot around it
*how much u wanna bet i have a tattoo of your name on my a$$?
this girl i knew was telling me about her uncle and how he would always use this bet to make a lot of money in bars, anyone else heard of something similar?*
Yes, a friend of mine has the same tattoo but it's not on his a$$... yea, it's front & center. And yes, he was VERY drunk when someone dared him to get it!
this girl i knew was telling me about her uncle and how he would always use this bet to make a lot of money in bars, anyone else heard of something similar?*
Yes, a friend of mine has the same tattoo but it's not on his a$$... yea, it's front & center. And yes, he was VERY drunk when someone dared him to get it!
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Bet someone you can hit two balls with the cueball in one stroke without hitting more than one cushion.
Set up: place one of the balls one diamond from one of the corner pockets on a short rail, the second ball one diamond from the other corner pocket on the same rail, both frozen on the cushion (thay can be closer to the corner pockets depending on the size table being used). Cue ball in the center of the table on the spot of the headstring (if the balls are on the foot rail). Just to make it more interesting, suggest one of your MALE suckers, er I mean friends, put their hands on each ball to completely cover them so they are facing you in the middle of the rail (now standing in the middle of the table w/both hands occupied).
Oh did I forget to mention you place a quarter an inch or two in front of the middle of the rail (center diamond) that has balls you are shooting towards
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If you don't have the idea by now, you hit the cueball medium to medium hard speed toward the quarter - it jumps off the table and hits two balls in one stroke
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Maybe practice this with someone wearing a cup.
Dave
Set up: place one of the balls one diamond from one of the corner pockets on a short rail, the second ball one diamond from the other corner pocket on the same rail, both frozen on the cushion (thay can be closer to the corner pockets depending on the size table being used). Cue ball in the center of the table on the spot of the headstring (if the balls are on the foot rail). Just to make it more interesting, suggest one of your MALE suckers, er I mean friends, put their hands on each ball to completely cover them so they are facing you in the middle of the rail (now standing in the middle of the table w/both hands occupied).
Oh did I forget to mention you place a quarter an inch or two in front of the middle of the rail (center diamond) that has balls you are shooting towards
.If you don't have the idea by now, you hit the cueball medium to medium hard speed toward the quarter - it jumps off the table and hits two balls in one stroke
.Maybe practice this with someone wearing a cup.
Dave
Cuebacca said:I don't think I'd have the gall to attempt these types of bets. It's kind of like losing a bet for $1000 and then trying to pay up with a Barbie's head. "I didn't say dollars; I said doll hairs!" LOL.
Basically, you could try to do that any time someone says, play for 50 or play for 100. After you lose, you can say, "well we never established 50 of what, so here's a million water molecules... keep the change!"
Trying to pull that off could be hazardous to one's health, I would think. The argument is that "play for 50" implies "play for 50 dollars"; "all the balls" implies "all the object balls".
Anyway, even with the strict wording, I think I have a way to turn the tables on this one.... After agreeing that you can make all the balls that are on the table without scratching, grab a cueball* off another table and run out the 7 original balls.
*Edit: I guess you don't even need another ball set. You can just grab an unused object ball from the same ball set and use that as the cueball (8th ball).
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Solution to the one from PoolHall Junkies... when the beer glass is over your shot glass, pull your shirt sleeve down or grab a napkin and use it to remove the beer glass. Say, "I didn't touch your glass; my shirt/napkin did."
You're right, it can be hazardous to your health
That is the reason I only bet a beer on any of these! I ease the pain of the loser by telling him how many drinks he will win in the future with the same bet.
I like this one
I like this one. I can't post a cuetable diagram since I am running on LINUX at the moment. I'll do my best to describe it.
Put 3 balls frozen together in a triangular formation, pointing at the side pocket, about a couple feet
from the side pocket. Bet someone that with ball in hand, they can't make the apex ball (the one
pointing at the side pocket) with 2 or even 3 tries.
Most people will try to split the 2 balls perfectly, to force the apex ball straight to the side pocket.
It is almost impossible to do that way, although I did it once after trying about 50 times.
There is a trick, which I'll follow up with later, and perhaps a diagram. Even if you use the trick, it
happens so quickly it is hard to tell what the secret is. And there is nothing like saliva or other
materials or props used. It is all in the hit.
I like this one. I can't post a cuetable diagram since I am running on LINUX at the moment. I'll do my best to describe it.
Put 3 balls frozen together in a triangular formation, pointing at the side pocket, about a couple feet
from the side pocket. Bet someone that with ball in hand, they can't make the apex ball (the one
pointing at the side pocket) with 2 or even 3 tries.
Most people will try to split the 2 balls perfectly, to force the apex ball straight to the side pocket.
It is almost impossible to do that way, although I did it once after trying about 50 times.
There is a trick, which I'll follow up with later, and perhaps a diagram. Even if you use the trick, it
happens so quickly it is hard to tell what the secret is. And there is nothing like saliva or other
materials or props used. It is all in the hit.
Stand with your back up against the table and all the object balls within easy reach. One at a time, you reach behind your back, pick up a ball and, without looking at it, announce to your audience which ball it is.
You do this by having an accomplice in the audience. When you pick the ball up, you roll it around in your hand and slide your thumb across the face of the ball as though trying to feel the number. Your accomplice counts the times you make this movement with your thumb and when it coincides with the ball you are holding he coughs or says something, like "He'll never do it." We used to do this when we were kids. It's amazing how gullible people can be.
You do this by having an accomplice in the audience. When you pick the ball up, you roll it around in your hand and slide your thumb across the face of the ball as though trying to feel the number. Your accomplice counts the times you make this movement with your thumb and when it coincides with the ball you are holding he coughs or says something, like "He'll never do it." We used to do this when we were kids. It's amazing how gullible people can be.
desert1pocket said:
I saw someone do this by carefully prying the knife downward using the tips of his thumbs, until it falls on its own. First off though, you position the bottle accurately by lifting a glass of water up over the hanging knife until the knife is wet, then put the beer bottle where the drops of water from the knife fall into the neck.
Ken
An oldie but goodie
How about the old "tearing a phone book in half" trick? Almost anyone will bet on it, and there's no deceit involved. I've ripped phone books up to an inch thick, and almost anyone else of average strength can too.
To people who don't know the trick, it's pretty impressive.
Ken
How about the old "tearing a phone book in half" trick? Almost anyone will bet on it, and there's no deceit involved. I've ripped phone books up to an inch thick, and almost anyone else of average strength can too.
To people who don't know the trick, it's pretty impressive.
Ken
diagram for the shot I described earlier
Below is a diagram of the shot I described in an earlier post. The object is to make the yellow ball
in the side pocket. You can take ball in hand, and most people try to shoot it with the cue ball as
in the diagram, trying to hit both balls simultaneously, trying to drive the yellow ball straight into
the side. Pardon the lack of "pocket caps" and ball numbers, as I am using my own software, and
I'm still working on them.
I will post the solution in a day or two, or PM me if you're frustrated and don't want to wait.
Below is a diagram of the shot I described in an earlier post. The object is to make the yellow ball
in the side pocket. You can take ball in hand, and most people try to shoot it with the cue ball as
in the diagram, trying to hit both balls simultaneously, trying to drive the yellow ball straight into
the side. Pardon the lack of "pocket caps" and ball numbers, as I am using my own software, and
I'm still working on them.
I will post the solution in a day or two, or PM me if you're frustrated and don't want to wait.
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That's easy.
Place the cue ball in a straight line with the 3ball and 1ball. Glance the right side of the 3ball causing the 1ball to move slightly to the right in front of the 2ball. Then as the cue ball hits the 2ball, the 1ball will be knocked into the pocket.
In other words, just shoot it with a little angle. Not straight on as diagrammed.
Place the cue ball in a straight line with the 3ball and 1ball. Glance the right side of the 3ball causing the 1ball to move slightly to the right in front of the 2ball. Then as the cue ball hits the 2ball, the 1ball will be knocked into the pocket.
In other words, just shoot it with a little angle. Not straight on as diagrammed.