Why is it eight ball that is magic and not, for instance, the three ball?

Question

Why is it eight ball that is magic and not, for instance, the three ball?

Answer 1

The 8 ball is the coveted ball, the one you want to get in, yet not too quickly...The 8 ball is in the middle when you rack the balls, and so on and so forth.

Answer 2

the number 8 IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN

a mystical number , standing for wealth and energy.

the color black is a mystical color

the black eight could bring you untold luck

and fortune

not used well and it could bring you untold disaster...........

the power of 8 could bring you divine mysticism....

be very careful what you play with.....

Answer 3

Because it's the only black one and it's in the middle, not to mention the drug refrences...

Answer 4

the 8 ball is the higherst scoring ball in snooker

black always had a mystique in western cultures

Answer 5

there are fifteen balls in pool.  8 is the middle.  there are 7 solids, and 7 striped.  there is a correlation between the colors.  the 1 solid yellow and the 9 (8 plus 1 = 9) is striped yellow.  The 3 is solid red; the 11 is striped red.  The 7 is solid maroon; the 15 is striped maroon.  The 8, being the median, is not matched with another ball.

Answer 6

8 is the magic number no question about it!

Answer 7

the eight ball always ends the game.  besides the three is red, it's too angry a colour to be magic.

Answer 8

my magic 8 ball says: Reply hazy. Try again.

Answer 9

geez,don't you know anything?The 8 ball is black and the3 ball is red.Everybody knows black comes before red in the crayon box