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8-ball is a classic billiards game, probably the canonical game played in the U.S. It is actually played with 15 balls (excluding the cue ball).
To be "behind the 8-ball" or simply "8-balled" is to be put in an impossible or difficult situation; the term derives from the billiards game, where it is illegal to strike the 8-ball until the end of the game. "8-ball" can be used as a generic exclamation of success or victory.
In slang, "8-ball" refers to 3.5 grams of cocaine. Traditionally, cocaine was packaged for sale in rolled up baggies; hence, "ball". The '8' may refer to the amount 1/8 ounce, or possibly the street value of 8 "dimes" ($80) In a rarer usage 8-ball refers to a 40-oz can of Olde English 800 malt liquor. It can also refer to a cocktail made with V8 juice and vodka.
"8-ball" is a colloquial (and possibly offensive) term for a black person, with emphasis on a clean-shaven hairstyle.
In aviation, "8-ball" is slang for the artificial horizon indicator, which is ball-shaped. (Unlike the black 8-ball of billiards, it is brown and blue.) The term is used at one point in the script of "Apollo 13".
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What is the diameter in a 8 inch ball?
What is a "8 inch ball" ? Is 8 inches the diameter ? Then its diameter is 8 inches. Is 8 inches the radius ? Then its diameter is 16 inches. Is 8 inches the circumference ? Then its diameter is about 2.546 inches (rounded).
A small beach ball has a radius of 8 inches A larger beach ball has a volume that is twice the volume of the small ball What is the best approximation for the radius of the large beach ball?
10 inches
What is the value of a Blue Ball Jar with the number 8 on it?
nothing
Where is the world's golden mean?
The world's golden mean is inside of a poke-ball!!
What is the arithmetic mean for 8 8 8 5 6?
It is: 8+8+8+5+6 = 35 and 35*5 = 7 which is the mean
What does ball in hand mean if you scratch on the 8 ball?
A ball in the hand is worth two in the bush.
What does the 8 ball patch mean for Hells Angels bike club?
Been behind 8 ball. been behind bars...
Can you sink the eightball legally off of your own ball in billiards?
No, if you mean in the game of 8 Ball. In 8 Ball, pocketing the 8 ball is required to be its own shot to be considered "legal contact", so hitting any other numbered ball first, your's or opponent's, is not legal contact with the 8 ball.
B-ball of crystal meth?
Do you mean a "8- Ball" of meth... that's 3.5 grams
What if you don't touch the 8 ball while trying to win in 8 ball?
It is a foul. Under BCA and APA rules, if your object ball is the 8 ball and you fail to contact it first on your shot, it is a foul and the opponent gets ball in hand. Under some house rules in the US, it can mean loss of game.
What does a tattoo of a eight ball on your wrist mean?
Luck, Chance, Hope, Gambling, Predicting the future? Think about the purpose of an 8 ball...
Where is the 8 ball on sims kingdom?
there is no 8 ball
In 8 ball is the 8 ball neutral?
The eight ball is the ball you hit after all your balls are sinked. * Added - Under APA Rules the 8 ball is not neutral. Under many House Rules, the 8 ball is neutral.
What is an 8 ball of speed?
an 8 ball is an eighth of an ounce. so an 8 ball of speed is 3.5 grams
What is on a magic 8 ball?
The number 8. there is nothing that special about a 8 ball.
What is behind 8 ball?
behind a 8 pool ball
How old is 8 ball from the group 8 ball and mjg?
40
