Video explaining the elliptical pool table: http://youtu.be/4KHCuXN2F3I
And some extra footage: http://youtu.be/pulp55gTKGE
Alex Bellos' Loop Table website: http://www.loop-the-game.com
Alex discusses the topic in his book Alex Through the Looking-Glass (UK) and The Grapes of Math (US)... http://bit.ly/BellosBooks
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