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[–] iusedtobeonreddit ago 

that looks like lots of fun i bet we'll see that in hipster bars real soon

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[–] FormicaArchonis ago 

Anyone here remember when they did this on the PBS show "Algebra: In Simplest Terms"?

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[–] Hoorayexplosions 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is a really cool display of the mathematics behind ellipses. But the game itself looks super frustrating!

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[–] torky ago 

The hole is just big enough to fit a ball, but just small enough to piss you off.

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[–] nivuahc 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Wouldn't that have to be a round pool table in order for it to work? I agree that it looks elliptical in most of the video, but I think that's just a product of the video itself. Each shot from above the table, for example, looks perfectly round.

Looks like it would be a fun game to play, though.

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[–] sillyquiet 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Not to be a math pedant (mathant?) but a circle is an ellipse, technically.

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[–] sqeak ago  (edited ago)

Technically all points on a circle are equally far from the center of the circle. Which means an ellipse is not a circle.