"Josh Battles" <josh@omg-stfu.com> wrote:
: <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote in message
:>
:> That would be a negative - I'm a paintball newbie. :-) Guess I'll
:> just go ahead and scrap those plans then and stick to the standard
:> velocity stuff. :-)
: Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm sure nobody wants to see a paintball go
: through anyone.
Oh, I dunno - it might make a good story for the grandkids. ;-)
...or the BBQ campfire. :-)
:> Good point, and those are things I hadn't fully considered.
:> Never having done it before, I didn't realize the potential for
:> injury was that high. Safety equipment sounds like a good idea.
:> (Hmmm, I'll be in the back of Mike's SFA Dak shooting out of
:> gunslits in the shell while he drives OVER the flag; rest've you
:> guys are on your own!) ;-)
: It's not that the potential for injury is _that_ high to begin with, but
: like anything if you neglect safety it increases. I've seen people play
: with just goggles and think they'll be fine. In reality they are fine -
: until they get shot in the head. Personally, I prefer shooting people in
: the head, the mask (and your skull) will break balls 99% of the time (same
: as if you shoot their gun) where if you shoot clothes it's only about 75% of
: the time that they break.
Hehehe! Remind me to wear my motorcycle helmet when "head shot Josh" is
on the other team! ;-) Hey speaking of breaking paintballs, how do you
differentiate between someone who got shot and someone who just happened
to crawl or roll through a mess of paint splats? I've often wondered
about that.
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