Stefan Kanetis’s mother loved her life as a dancer, but paid a price for it when she was in her later years. The wear and tear on her body made it difficult for her to get around. Her doctor suggested swimming, but getting in and out of a pool would be very difficult. So Mr. Kanetis invented a pool with a floor that raised and lowered…
Continue reading… “Pool disappears beneath stone slab”
Meat Ball in the corner pocket
A dining table that can also be used as a pool table. Now playing pool is possible within your apartment and won’t even take up a lot of space. Never mind those holes in the wall or the sauce on the table felt. (Pics)
Continue reading… “The Ultimate Dining-Pool Table”
Cannonball jumps are out of the question
Pity the poor swimmer who wanted to do some lengths. These extraordinary images show a busy Monday at the Suining public baths in China’s Sichuan province.
The pool is so crowded that only a rubber ring can ensure bathers of any personal space at all.
China is currently enjoying, if that’s the right word, a record-breaking heatwave with temperatures regularly soaring above 95 degrees Fahrenheit; 35 Celsius.
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Featured Invention at the Colorado Inventor Showcase 2009
Utilize all of your pool playing skills but add a whole new set of strategies and fun with a set of Card Parlour Pool Balls including a joker ball.
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Does your dog know how to shoot pool?
There are apparently some rare skills that only a few elite dogs can master. This is one of them. Are dogs truly smarter than what we give the credit for? Second fun video after the jump.
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A 350-pound dolphin named Matteo tickles a toddler with his snout, sparking a burst of giggles.
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If you ever swim laps, you’ll know that it can be a pretty solitary experience. Sure, there may be other people around you, but most of the time you’re just alone with your thoughts as you plow up and down the pool. Continue reading… “AquaCube”
Capital Gate, the iconic leaning building in Abu Dhabi, reached halfway point. The building, designed by international architects RMJM, will lean 18 degrees westward, 14 degrees more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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A little known sport, underwater hockey is what some divers like to do during the winter months when the outside water is too cold for diving. The sport was invented in Great Britain during the 1950’s when some British divers were looking for ways to stay fit during the winter. The result: An intensive and beatiful sport practised around the world leaving us with some striking images.
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Moonlights are wonderful glowing orbs (or half-orbs) that give off a gentle glow of light, just like its namesake.
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Let’s say you wanna buy yourself a round Pool Table. Problem is you don’t have the room to keep a a pool table in your game room. Or do you? Here’s a unique way to have the table you desire and then make it conveniently disappear when you’re done, without being David Copperfield. That’s because the disappearing pool table rises from a side-sliding trap door in the floor thanks to a motorized hydraulic lift.
Continue reading… “Pool Table That Disappears Before Your Eyes”
