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Ronnie O’Sullivan faceplants after forgetting the golden rule of VR while testing pool game

Published 11:54 17 Oct 2016 BST

Simon Lloyd
Ronnie O’Sullivan faceplants after forgetting the golden rule of VR while testing pool game

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Ronnie O'Sullivan is a man that knows his way around a snooker table.

However, stick a virtual reality mask on the five-time world champion's head and ask him to have a bash at a bit of VR pool, and things don't come quite as naturally. How do we know this? Well, because we've seen this video of him doing precisely that. The 40-year-old was testing out a pool game on the HTC Vive's Virtual Reality headset recently and became so wrapped up in computer-generated simulation that he momentarily forgot that there wasn't actually a table for him to lean on as he lines up his next shot. As a result, The Rocket soon comes crashing down to the ground. https://youtu.be/gZCAi0MLxAE Hilarious for those watching it, but a bit embarrassing for Ronnie. However, if you're looking for any evidence of just how convincing these Virtual Reality headsets are, look no further than this. Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live:

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Ronnie O’Sullivan faceplants after forgetting the golden rule of VR while testing pool game