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A good swamp has a thin layer of mist
hovering above its surface to add to its
mystery. It is the appearance of this skin
of murky, swirling vapour that gives its
name to Swamp Mist Snooker.
The game is played like regular snooker,
only a series of dry ice generators ensure
that the table
surface is swathed in a
coating of white mist, with the top half of
the balls exposed, and their remainders
hidden.
When balls are struck, they clear a
temporary vortex in the mist. To add to
the swampy theme, the pockets have
been
modified to resemble the gaping mouths
of large bog toads.
All of this is best viewed, and played
under
a flickering light, of a slightly greenish
tint. To add to the atmosphere, a
background sound track is run of
croaking
frogs, supplemented by
the bursting of the odd mud bubble.
Another variety of novelty pool
Grass_20Billiards_20Table
We could set up a really neat pool hall with all these varieties. [jhomrighaus, Sep 04 2007]
[DesertFox]'s
Swamp_20Fog_20Snooker
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Sep 06 2016]
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You had me at "they clear a temporary vortex in the mist." Could we have real croaking frogs instead? |
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are you volunteering ? :-) |
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When does swamp mist football come out? |
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This is really lovely. Everton as Attenborough as the Rocket and the Nugget creep through the swampy Crucible. |
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Ahead, I see a break in the fog. |
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If the smoke actually came to the top of the balls it would be more challenging to align your shots. From above it would be clear but at table level you would have to peer through the haze to disc3ern your target. |
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i thought i voted for this, but i must have been dreaming. + in the swirling fog. |
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This could be easily prototyped with lumps of dry ice in the pockets. Instead of 6 toads, there could be 6 different large mouthed swamp creatures: toad, turtle, gator, possum, heron, bass. When you called your shot you could specify the animal istead of the prosaic pocket location. |
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Also, I have recently seen mist generators that do not seem to involve dry ice. I think you fill them with water. Advantage: you do not need to find and store dry ice, and you have a better chance of keeping your cigar lit. Disadvantages: stuff gets moist. But if you can't stand the moisture get out of the swamp! |
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Yeah, I think this might suit pool - jump shots could look like fish leaping through the mist. |
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Vortexes in the mist... sold! |
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[DesertFox] posted this in 2006 and I baked it at home once. [link] |
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Fill the pockets with muddy water, too, so that when a ball gets potted you get a satisfying "plop" instead of the usual "THUD". |
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