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The Game of Paintball
Paintball is simple game in explanation, but difficult in mastering. Basically two teams start in flag stations, their objective is to capture the other team's flag and return it to their starting flag station to win. During the game, players attempt to eliminate opposing team members by marking them with a paint-filled projectile which (usually) breaks on impact. This projectile, or paintball (where the game gets its name) is fired from a CO2 powered airgun, which is set at a safe velocity, so as not to injure players.But if you dont like playing the original capture the falg game, there are fields that have scenario games. A scenario game is when you are given a movie type role. Like if you have ever seen a Military movie with for instance Chuck Norris in the movie where he has to go to vietnam and rescue prisoners in a p.o.w camp. You are taking the role of Chuck Norris and you have a few of your buddies that help you try to break into the camp and get the pow's out with out getting shot. The objective would be like to get as many people out alive.
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About Paintball
Paintball is just about having fun ( most of the time ) some people take it very serious and some don't, it all depends on how you play. I play on both sides I like to have fun and sometimes I take it serious because we have a team and we need the practice and we don't need people on the team that are just going to play around. Like the old saying goes " There is a time to play and a time not to play " Paintball is a very physical game and depends how vulnerable you are to pain because it hurts a lot, again depending on how vulnerable you are to pain but once you start playing for awhile the adrenaline takes over and you don't feel a thing.
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Is Paintball Safe?
Is It Safe?
YES,Paintball is the safest sport in the world. According to insurance and medical statistics, paintball is safer than bowling. The reason for this is that players MUST wear the proper protection and MUST adjust their paint markers so that the paintball will not cause severe pain, upon impact.
Doesn't It Hurt When You Get Shot?
Just slightly less then a branding iron. Just kidding.
It feels like someone snapping you with a wet towel. It stings, and MAY leave a small bruise, but will not permanently injure you, as long as you are wearing the proper eye protection. Usually you don't feel any pain until long after the hit, due to the adrenaline rush you get while playing.
What Type of Clothing Do I Need To Wear?
Well to tell you the truth wear what you think is safe for you. When I go paintballing I wear camo's, also known as B.D.U'S. The do not provide much protection as in padding but yet it is better then wearing a plain t-shirt and blue jeans. If you do not have any camo's just wear something you dont mined messing up and be sure that your clothes are baggy so you can move more freely. For shoes, well you can wear any type of shoes as long as they have good traction and as long if you don't mined messing them up.
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How Are Paintballs Made?
How Are Paintballs Made?
Paintballs are made by dye encapsulating machines. These machines, worth millions of dollars, also are used to make encapsulated drugs, such as gel-caps, "Contact C"-type drugs and even bath beads. It is not surprising, then, that most (if not all) paintball manufacturers are pharmaceutical companies. The actual process is rather involved and technical, but in a nutshell here it is. Two wide ribbons of softened gelatin are fed into the machine. These two strips are joined by two counter rotating drums that have dozens of concave "pockets" which form the paintball. At the same time the drums also inject fill in between the gelatin strips and seal the seams, making the paintball. The paintballs are still very soft, because the gelatin of the shell is still warm, and are placed in a tumblers (to ensure roundness) until they are cooled and hardened enough for the next stage. They are then set on trays and left out to continue hardening.
A special machine packages the paintballs by weight, although a case of paint is sold by quantity. In a case of 2500 you will get, on average, from 2490 to 2510 paintballs.
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Can I Get The Paint Out Of My Clothes?
Can I Get The Paint Out Of My Clothes?
Yes, it's water soluble. Basically it is mineral oils, food colouring, calcium, ethylene glycol, iodine and other harmless chemicals. If left in clothing for a period of months, it will stain.
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