CF2

Can someone please tell me how the H*LL they make snooker *****. Thank you

MarkO

They used to be ivory, but I believe they're now made of a high-density polyurothene or some such material. Then they're just polished until they're perfectly spherical.

(disclaimer: this is purely guesswork )

MarkO

Here we go. Snooker/Pool/Billiard ***** are made of cast phenolic resin plastic. It's cast into blocks, which are then cut & polished down to a perfect sphere. If you google for 'snooker cast phenolic resin', you'll find plenty of sites with more details.

RaZe-=Buzz=-

MarkO, you really MUST have the worlds best job... you've been trawling all morning on Scoobynet,and I'll bet you are on pay

MarkO

Yes, this morning's time has all been invoicable, since 7am.

TBH, though, it's getting a bit boring. I keep submitting progress reports to my project manager along the lines of:

This Week's tasks: Not much, a few ad hoc requests.
Next Week's tasks: Anything else that comes up.

He hasn't got the hint yet though, so I guess until something productive comes along it'll have to be SN and the web.

RaZe-=Buzz=-

I hate it in the office, but luckily I get to go out lots and drive about the country. Only go in the office when there is a mountain of papers to deal with, otherwise I "should" be out on the sites around the country, shouting at dullards.

Today Im mostly waiting for the boiler repair man, "sometime between 10 and 2 sir" .... :|

MarkO

The office is great. It's got broadband.

RaZe-=Buzz=-

thats where my home is better. Ive got ADSL here, work has a p200, 32 meg memory, no sound card and internal 56k modem...mega slooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

MarkO

ADSL? Pffff. That's a damp bit of string compared to the 250kb/sec I get here.

RaZe-=Buzz=-

well, you make them "turn up the wick" for free and I'll have that too please

Ive got the best I can! What MORE can I do?
Thats the only problem with having our own phone exchange seperate from the BT network - I have a serious lack of choice. 512 through the local phone company, or no broadband at all.

MarkO

Hey, I don't even get dial-up at home, let alone ASDL. And when we move to Peebles there won't be any ASDL too.

RaZe-=Buzz=-

No dial up??? duh? you dont have a phone?

MarkO

Okay, so maybe I was exaggerating.

RaZe-=Buzz=-

Thought you might have been...

I bet you've got one of those black phones that looks like a small lamp stand with the seperate ear piece on some wire..

"Operator? Operator? Walmington on Sea 452 please...."