THE BEST Pool

A normal pool ball is made from polyester or phenolic resin, which makes them hard and durable. But the idea of playing billiards with metal balls intrigues us. My Mechanics rises to the challenge with this impressive stainless steel and brass 8-ball he made from scratch. We’d love to see a complete set of balls made this way.

Domino master Lily Hevesh got together with some friends at her local billiards hall to play a little pool. But you know she couldn’t resist bringing along a few hundred of her favorite dominoes and figuring out a way to work them into the action.

Adult Swim Games and Rekim present “the world’s least realistic pool simulator” – a ridiculous new spin of the classic table game, in which all of the pool balls are alive and capable of walking places. Available on Steam and the Nintendo Switch now.

Frank Howarth knows a thing or two about making spheres, so we couldn’t help but be transfixed as we watched him turn an ordinary block of walnut wood into a beautifully-smooth replica of an 8-ball. The round clamp he built for holding it on the CNC table is ingenious.

No, that’s not a Baby Ruth in the swimming pool. This amusing inflatable float looks like the familiar poo emoji we all know and love. You’re sure to have the pool all to yourself with this giant floating doodie. Measures appx. 59″ x 65″, and supports two people.

We’ve seen pool champion Florian “Venom” Kohler work his magic in miniature, now watch as he literally takes aim at the hyperactive Dude Perfect dudes, then turns in a epic round of trick shots bouncing balls from table to table, across the room, and always hitting his target.

Master and commander of the pool table Steve Markle is back to show off his uncanny ability to command ball physics like a boss. That shot at 1:45 made our brains hurt. If Steve were one of the X-Men, his name would be Pathbender.

Space-saving game room furniture that switches between a 7-foot billiards table and an air hockey table by turning over the playing surface. Locks securely in place when flipped. Now we want a three-sided version with a foosball table.

The only thing stopping us from buying one of these 70-inch-long inflatable landspeeders for floating around the pool is its rather exorbitant asking price. Also, the fact that it’s probably going to snow any day now in Chicago.

Like Hydrofloors, Agor specializes in building swimming pools with moveable floors. The pools are equipped with hydraulics that raise and lower the floors. The company can also make hidden whirlpool tubs and hot tubs.

At just 20, Steve Markle is the youngest ranked trick shot player in the world, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have skills. Watch as he makes pool balls obey his every whim. (Thanks Mike!)

Why would someone need a self-leveling pool table? To hustle suckers on their yacht of course. Spotted on board a cruise ship, this table uses a gyroscope to keep balls in place in rough waters.

Got $35K burning a hole in your pocket? Consider Billards Toulet’s steel and resin Black Light bil­liards table, with inter­nal lighting and inte­grated juke­box that connects an iPod, iPhone or MP3 player to it.

IBM’s Deep Blue may be a chess champ, but Queens University’s Deep Green is a hustler-in-training; the team is also working on human-friendly augmented reality pool.

Hurricane’s Force 12 pool table was designed for a world-class yacht racer; it features stainless steel rigging, aluminum plate, teak rails with mahogany trim and 1″ Italian slate.

Craig Nottage’s G-1 Glass Pool Table is topped with an innovative Vitrik glass/resin top that simulates felt; it’s then mounted on a sleek, minimalist steel and aluminum frame.

Hurricane Custom Billiards’ Predator pool table is a thing of beauty; it exudes cool industrial vibes with powder coated steel, maple veneers, glass rails and stainless steel cables.

We could do without the frilly vines, but Vincent Facquet’s swank Luxury Billiard tables sport some uber-bourgie features including gilded platinum leaf and 18 carat gold diamonds.