if it works for 9, it works easier for 8, yes?
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Horace44 - actually, you can figure it out with 9 billiard balls and two weighings. First weigh 3 vs 3. No matter what, you now know which 3 has the extra weight. Either one side sinks, or they are equal and it is the remaining 3. With the 3 that has the heavy ball, weigh one and one. If one sinks, that is the heavy ball. If they are equal, it is the remaining ball