h a l f b a k e r yTrying to contain nuts.
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I have not enjoyed a good game of ten-pin for many years mainly because it would require a bit of a drive to find one.
now, I don't see why these places need to be in very very large buildings. if the alleys themselves were circular then you could cram one in almost anywhere. a traditional 60 foot
bowling lane could fit in approx 400 square feet of property - get one in the back of a pub or a basement easy peasy.
the thing with these bowling alleys would be that the bowls would have to be precisely weighted to veer off to the left or right as appropriate.
btw, after doing a search, I know different versions of this idea feature elsewhere but they are not really the same.
Velodrome
http://static.flick...6959_5d82e2706b.jpg
bank it like one [futurebird, Sep 10 2008]
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Wouldn't it be painful being struck on the back of the ankles by a bowling ball?
Aren't lawn bowls already biased? |
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ankles are safe as there is enough space for a holding gully behind the pins. |
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Perhaps a better solution: replace the lane with a short stretch of fast moving treadmill. |
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There's definitely room in this post for a space-time-continuum warping device of some sort. |
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Bank the rim like a velodrome. (see link) |
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[ldischler] Fast in which direction? |
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[ldischler]'s idea could possibly take up an even smaller space. |
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