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He told em to beat it (startrek.website)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 139 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Because it's a Billiards table

https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carom_billiards#:~:text=Carom%20billiards%20tables%20have%20no,two%20balls%20on%20the%20table.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I first learned about billiards from the wonderful video Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land, specifically this part which has a great explanation of the strategy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Yep I'm bad at math so would be bad at the game, but damn that's really cool. Like when he was first doing it I was amazed at how good he was just eyeballing everything

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You unlocked an old memory of mine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

When I posted it I was hoping that would happen to someone :)

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

And here I thought that was fancy talk for pool.

[–] ratman150 14 points 8 months ago

TIL