murk1e writes "The BBC reports that in this article that a smart Pool table has been invented. The full information is here. For more about the Physics of Pool, try this site, or for a game, try here."
Re:light on the details....
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mydigitalself
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· Score: 3, Interesting
my sentiments exactly regarding tutoring. what a fantastic application to have on your basement pool-table so that when you go out "sharking" you really kick some ass.
in terms of the dependance on the laser lines. i would think that maybe a good mechansim for this would be a level of competitance meter. basically, if you are a crap pool player - the lines would stay on the table until you've hit the ball. as you become better, the lines last on the table for a shorter period. this way you can use the lines as a guidance and still use some form of intuition to make the shot.
This is so sad...
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al701
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· Score: 4, Interesting
I love pool, comes right up there with computers, sex and food. I love it because it gives me a non-technical escape from my every day. It doesn't involve anything except technology from centurys ago, and a lot of math and physics.
They should just let the game stay as a classic, and not try to always improve on things with lasers and computers and such.
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my sentiments exactly regarding tutoring. what a fantastic application to have on your basement pool-table so that when you go out "sharking" you really kick some ass.
in terms of the dependance on the laser lines. i would think that maybe a good mechansim for this would be a level of competitance meter. basically, if you are a crap pool player - the lines would stay on the table until you've hit the ball. as you become better, the lines last on the table for a shorter period. this way you can use the lines as a guidance and still use some form of intuition to make the shot.
I love pool, comes right up there with computers, sex and food. I love it because it gives me a non-technical escape from my every day. It doesn't involve anything except technology from centurys ago, and a lot of math and physics. They should just let the game stay as a classic, and not try to always improve on things with lasers and computers and such.