Can a pool ball be broken? Not as in a game break, from the cue ball. I mean physically broken.?

Question

What amount of force has to be put on a pool ball for it to break in half? Not necessarily in half but into more htan just it's solid state.

Answer 1

yes. i  actually did this yesterday after reading your question.  test 1 slamming it on concrete as hard as you can works.just dropping it doesn't though.test 2 hitting it with a hammer didn't work so well. it just chipped it a little bit. test 3shooting it with an standard revolver worked the best  .........mini test 4i also shot it out of a potato gun but it didn't go far it was to heavy.               PS i did most of the tests with the 8 ball but redid them with the cue even tho uh they re different sizes they worked identically.

Answer 2

I have never heard of this theory being tested but I am sure that it is possible. Try it I would. Sounds like it would be way cool.

Answer 3

not a whole lot. they can be easily broken, espcially if dropped on concrete or another hard material

Answer 4

I would bet that if you contacted Saluc, the parent company of Aramith (the premier billiard balls), they have probably done some research on this.  I couldn't even begin to guess on the amount of force required to shatter a phenolic resin billiard ball.  Give them a try.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.

Answer 5

Blunt force of 295 lbs will crack the normal cueball.

Answer 6

Good smash with a sledgehammer usually does the trick! :)

Answer 7

sure it can be broken, im not sure if you want a scientific answer as to how much force, but two stupid friends of mine broke one by crashing it into another pool ball.  Ive seen it . . . it can be done