Billiards photo by Leo Hidalgo (CC BY 2.0).. British inventor Alan Parkes is credited with developing the fist human-made plastic, patented in 1862 and marketed under the name Parkesine.

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Snooker has 15 red balls + 6 color balls. Looks more like UK 8 Ball Pool. Report comment. Reply. phuzz says: November 1, 2012 at 4:02 am Nope, snooker is different, this is pool.