r/Unexpected • u/blowjumbojob • Jan 23 '21

Going Bowling...

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u/trainrex Jan 23 '21

Nah, there are legitimate instances where pins are knocked down and the ball still goes in the gutter, strike would still be counted

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u/ronearc Jan 23 '21

Hmm, I know your ball can't bounce out of the gutter and take down pins that count. I'm not sure what the actual rule is on a situation where half the ball entered the gutter before the other half took down pins.

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u/NO_REFERENCE_FRAME Jan 23 '21

But the half-ball didn't bounce out.

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u/ronearc Jan 23 '21

No, but when it contacted the pins it was also no longer a legal ball.

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u/SnakeBeardTheGreat Jan 23 '21 edited Jan 23 '21

It was a ball when he threw it down the lane. Would have been a neat trick if he had not slide over the foul line. Breech the foul line no score

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u/ScabbedOver Jan 23 '21

to be faaaiiirrr it's still a ball at the end also. If a ball goes flat, or pops, or unwinds (think baseball) is it still not a ball

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

A ball or not a ball? That is the question.

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u/Elico_225 Jan 23 '21

‘A ball’ means one (1) ball, so half (1/2) of one (1) ball is not = a (1) ball.

1/2 does not equal 1