Give the backs of the pockets and all of the balls the same polarity via a small magnet located at the heart of every ball. This would add another level onto shot selection - obviously the magnets on the pockets would have to be weak, or most shots would be impossible, but it would give the game a whole new dimension. You could also have a remote that changes the polarity of, say, the colours every two shots etc.

A whole new world has been opened up!
-- Mr Phase, Jul 18 2005

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over time, they would all drift to the north edge of the table.
-- dbmag9, Jul 18 2005


[dbmag9] the magnets would be small, not strong enough to drag the entire ball over the cloth/baize. Just big enough to add some exitement to the game.
-- Mr Phase, Jul 18 2005


It was a positive comment, no need to be defensive. I have a fun image of someone shooting a ball and the entire table errupting into total chaos, with balls flying away from each other and making a massive chain reaction that would only subside after a few hours.

Introduce a (very small) hamster ball into the table and enjoy the ensuing catastrophe!
-- dbmag9, Jul 18 2005


Install these on your parabolic pool table and you'll really mess up your head.
-- wagster, Jul 18 2005


This would actaully make an interesting computer flash game or something simple of the sort. I've seen hundreds of pool games as well as magnet-based games. I dont see why a well trained programmer couldnt accomplish this.
-- JuJuHound, Jul 18 2005



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