Be a Pool Shark!

Be a Pool Shark!
Number	57
Broadcast Date	April 15, 2009
Episode Length	6:49
Hosts	Brian Brushwood

It's crazy to say it, but we're a year into Scam School, and only now are getting around to addressing one of the biggest, most popular items in any bar: the pool table.

Revision3 Summary

Brian's Disclaimer: I'll be honest, I'm not the best pool player. Hell, I'm not even what most would call "acceptable". But I have learned a couple of cool tricks and sucker bets to use at the pool table.

line up three pool balls right in front of a side pocket. About 6 inches back, place the 8-ball. Finally set up the cue ball behind the 8-ball, and make the following claim: with only a single tap of the cue ball, you'll be able to sink ALL THREE pool balls, WITHOUT anything touching the 8-ball.

Let them try it as much as they want. They'll try jumping the 8-ball or banking off the side rails, all to no avail. And once they've declared it "impossible", prove them wrong...

THE SINKER...by placing the triangle around the 8-ball, lining the corner up with the first of the three balls in a row. Now, with just a simple tap, the cue ball hits the triangle, the triangle sinks the three balls...all without anything touching the 8-ball

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Next Week

We'll actually be building a home version of a particle accelerator using tin foil, macaroni and glitter.

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Preceded by: "The Vanishing Card Trick"

Be a Pool Shark!

Followed by: "An Easy Mix Match Card Trick"