How Fast Is Billiard Ball (break)?

A championship pool break sends the cue ball into the triangle at 50 km/h. The world record break shot stands at 33 m/s — driving all 15 balls apart with a single ferocious strike.

Pool break shots can momentarily exert over 8,000 newtons of force — equivalent to a small car parked on a fingertip.

• Same as a city car
• World record break: 33 m/s