Billiards
device · 1470 · Early modern era
A table with balls and a cue.
What it is made of
- Green baize playing surface — has part. A slate slab covered with baize.
- Billiard table cushions — has part. Rubber cushions bounce the balls back.
- Billiard pockets — has part. Mesh pockets.
- Billiard cue — has part. A stick for striking.
Principles and materials it uses
- Newton’s laws — uses. Collisions of balls.
- Wool — is made of. The baize.