Abstract: A timing pad for determining the amount of time used when consuming a beverage. The user places an object, such as a mug, glass, or bottle, onto the weight sensor area (2). The user then presses the reset button (4). The reset button (4) is connected to an internally located replaceable battery (14), which supplies power to the timer (7) and the weight sensor (8). The timer (7) and the weight sensor (8) are connected electrically to permit the timer (7) to begin running when user removes the object from the weight sensor area (2). When user places the object back onto the weight sensor area (2), the stop watch-like timer (7) stops running. The user may now remove the object to read his or her beverage consuming time in the timer display (1). The timing pad is particularly suited for beverage consumers desiring to know the precise amount of time it took to consume a beverage in comparison to others.

Abstract: A timing pad for determining the amount of time used when consuming a beverage. The user places an object, such as a mug, glass, or bottle, onto the weight sensor area (2). The user then presses the reset button (4). The reset button (4) is connected to an internally located replaceable battery (14), which supplies power to the timer (7) and the weight sensor (8). The timer (7) and the weight sensor (8) are connected electrically to permit the timer (7) to begin running when user removes the object from the weight sensor area (2). When user places the object back onto the weight sensor area (2), the stop watch-like timer (7) stops running. The user may now remove the object to read his or her beverage consuming time in the timer display (1). The timing pad is particularly suited for beverage consumers desiring to know the precise amount of time it took to consume a beverage in comparison to others.

Abstract: A laser beam pool ball teaching method employs a laser-beam generator (2) on a pool table (1) to direct a laser beam (9, 10) from the laser-beam generator to beam a desired laser-beam spot (4) on a pool ball (5) on the pool table to be impacted by a cue ball (6) that is impelled from a cue-ball position on the pool table by a cue with which the cue ball is struck by a pool player for causing the pool ball to travel to a pool-table target (7, 8) intended by the pool player. For beaming the desired laser-beam spot, the laser-beam generator is placed on the pool table at a position from which the laser beam can be directed to the desired laser-beam spot and be seen effectively by the pool player from a player position from which the pool player impels the cue in accordance applicable pool-playing rules. The desired laser-beam spot is determined by experience, skill, vector analysis and computer-aided calculation selectively.