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There are Bugatti customers who are not satisfied with having a hypercar in the garagethey also want a Bugatti on the yacht. Having it does not always mean having to get a car several million dollars on board (although some have no problem doing it), sometimes the answer is a pool table. But not just any table. A pool table that defies the laws of physics and of the tidesstaying flat while you play, even if the ship moves. And it does so with the same technical obsession and extreme care for every detail that Bugatti puts into each one. their supercars. Solution to a very specific problem. Playing pool on a yacht may seem simple until you realize that you are on a structure that never stops rocking. Therefore, it would be impossible to play a game without the balls starting to roll by themselves to the sound of the swaying waves. That was the real problem that Bugatti wanted to solve. Superyacht owners wanted a pool table on board, but the swell made it almost impossible. The result is called Bugatti Pool Table and is part of Bugatti Lifestyle, the brand’s luxury objects division, which has also launched luxury watches and even televisions that look like a sculpture. The table was manufactured in a limited edition of only 30 units and its price starts at 250,000 euros with accessories included. In addition, it meets the specifications of a table approved for professional competition. The technology that wins the battle against the waves. The heart of the invention is a gyroscopic system that detects any inclination of the boat instantly. When the waves move the boat, servomotors correct the position of each leg to keep the table surface completely horizontal. According to the brand, “the sensors carry out the measurement and order the correction in just five milliseconds” so the balls are not influenced by the swing of the tide. Everything happens silently, without perceptible vibrations. This type of stabilization is reminiscent of the boat stabilizerswhich reduce hull roll with gyroscopes or moving fins. Bugatti applied a similar idea, but on the scale of a table. This way the balls stay still where you leave them. A Galician with a French accent. Although the table is signed by the French supercar manufacturer, the design was actually developed in Vigo. The company in charge is IXOa Galician firm specialized in carbon fiber that also works for the aeronautical industry, and has repaired Ferrari and Lamborghini bodies. Its founder, Pedro Sánchez, assures that “We have not skimped on anything; everything has been risked and sacrificed to create something unimaginable.” The table structure combines carbon fiber with CNC machined aluminum. The screws and nuts are made of titanium, designed to resist corrosion in the marine environment. The embrasures are made of stainless steel covered in leather. Each table also has a numbered plate, just like the cars at the Atelier de Molsheim. No two tables are the same. Accessories that cost more than a car. The table does not arrive alone. The pack includes a matching carbon fiber cue holder, with a 13-inch touch screen for keeping score. It also has an adjustable LED lamp and a leather suitcase to store the balls. Those balls, by the way, are signed Aramith Tournament Prothe Belgian brand that makes the standard used by most professional tournaments. In addition, each table includes a USB memory with photos and videos of its manufacturing process, stored in a machined aluminum box. This attention to detail turns a simple game of pool into an exercise in pure engineering, extreme luxury and enormous financial muscle. First to buy a yacht, and then to decorate it with a billiard table signed by Bugatti. In Xataka | In 1995, one of the most iconic Bugatti in history mysteriously disappeared. Now it has appeared again Image | Unsplash (jericaglasserphoto)