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Billiackey
Q: What do you get when you combine Billiards with Ice Hockey? | |
As you break the nine ball rack, the spheres rifle out in all directions, seemingly impervious to friction. You clear half the rack on the break, but have to shoot like a surgeon to run out the rest of the balls without fouling - - a true challenge!
The balls are normal resin, but rest on a table-top
sheet of ice. The rails are felt-covered rubber, per normal, but the table is a water-tight reservoir with a lip in front of each pocket. The table is filled with water before internal coolers freeze it into ice.
Each table, in addition to having a crutch/bridge slung under one side, will come with a miniature hand-operated Zamboni. If the ice becomes irrevocably damaged, or someone tips their pint of Guiness across its surface, you can wipe it or thaw, drain, and re-freeze.
Available in pocket-billiards/pool, snooker, and 'three cushion billiards.'
Not to be confused with
http://www.halfbake.../Ice_20Pool_20Table outdoor winter sport, table carved out of ice [contracts, Nov 11 2004]
Or with
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Ice_20Pool winter sport, huge area; more like curling w/ pockets than pool. [contracts, Nov 11 2004]
Nor with...
http://www.billyfury.com/ Billy Fury [DrBob, Nov 12 2004]
Useful for...
http://www.halfbake...om/idea/Cube_20Pool Cube Pool [contracts, Nov 12 2004]
Not one of these things
http://www.southafr...tegoryName=Zambucca [angel, Nov 12 2004]
Nor one of these...
http://www.zamsoc.org/ Zambezi [DrBob, Nov 12 2004]
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Cool. Power hungry though. |
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I'm imagining a radio-controlled 1:15 scale Zamboni now... |
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You could play cube pool on it too. |
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Jesus. Thank god we've got link flagging now. This idea is going to be a mine-field in about six months. |
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Ha! Ice skating croissant for you! |
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