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paintball carbon dioxide nitrogen and compressed air whats the difference?

January 9th, 2013 3 comments

what the difference between them all price wise and quality wise and how do i fill them up

CO2 is the cheaper of the gas propellants, cost wise and equipment wise. It is also the easiest to find, being available at many more places than High Pressure Air (HPA).
HPA is more expensive due to higher quality hardware to store and process. 3500 PSI is a lot of pressure.
The drawback with CO2 is inconsistent temperature performance. CO2 can freeze up the marker during sustained heavy use. This can weaken internal components to the point of failure.
HPA is not affected by temperature changes and therefore more consistent. The fire rates of current markers exceed the capabilities of CO2 to expand from liquid to gas and remain stable. As the marker shoots, liquid CO2 is released into the receiver and expands into a gas, propelling your paintball out of the barrel. If this action is repeated often enough, the receiver becomes cold enough to prevent the liquid from becoming gas. This is why balls begin fall short and eventually do not exit the barrel at all. Even expansion chamber equipped markers are susceptible the gas freeze up.
HPA does not have this drawback, therefore the "quality" appears to be better due to every ball consistently going into the same general area.
CO2 refills are fairly inexpensive, running a few dollars per 16-20 oz bottle. Air will cost two or three times that, but that forty dollar box of paint you buy will go where you want it to, most of the time.
Paintball stores and fields should have some means of refilling both systems, sporting goods stores also might have CO2 stations, fewer will have air available. You could buy your own bulk gas and refill your own gear, but the cost might be a few hundred dollars just for the hardware.

In paintball, what does ramp psp and millennium mean?

January 5th, 2013 4 comments

Im new to paintball so i dont know what Ramp is. Can someone please describe ramp psp and ramp millennium???

These answers are all wrong.

Psp ramp is when you pull the trigger at 5 bps for after the first 3 trigger pulls it will kick into a mode called "ramping". Ramping is like full auto, except you must continue pulling the trigger at 5bps for it to continue ramping. People are wrong about the rate of fire though. The maximum is not 15, nor was it ever 15, the maximum was 15.4 balls per second since the start of the PSP circuit. However, it was dropped to 13.3 bps for the 2008 season. I have heard rumors that it is now at 10.5 bps, however i have not confirmed this. Personally, i can shoot faster than 10 bps, around 11 or 12 on semi, so i think if they lowered it below 13.3 that is ridiculous. PSP mode stands for Profesional Sports Promotions, and is the mode used in PSP tournaments.

Millenium is the European paintball pro tournament circuit.

"11.01 Players may use a single .68 caliber paintball marker, which consists of a single barrel
and a single trigger system. Double-action triggers are prohibited. Markers will be
limited to 15 balls per second, defined as no two consecutive shot maybe timed shorter
than 65ms apart. Trigger activation may be stored for up to 100ms after trigger pull
but must be cancelled on the next trigger activation (this is to allow guns to shoot at
15bps in semi-automatic mode). Ramping of shots will be allowed only once 7.5bps
has been achieved and then the marker may ramp to 15bps only if the 7.5bps is
continually maintained. Once the trigger is released only a single additional shot may
be discharged thereafter."

This is a direct quote from the Millenium 2009 rules handbook. What this simply means is that the board is capped at 15, even in semi automatic. So as fast as you can pull the trigger, if you hit 16 or 17, you marker will still only shoot 15, kinda like a speed limiter in your car. But also, your marker is allowed to ramp like in psp, however the limit of the ramp is 15 bps even. Also, 7.5 bps must be achieved in order for the ramping to kick in, as opposed to 3 trigger pulls consecutively at 5 bps.

Also, the other major pro circuit, the NPPL, requires semi automatic only, I believe the XPSL is also the same way.

What experiments can show the magnus effect?

December 28th, 2012 1 comment

I am in year 10 and i need help with my science assignment. I am looking for an experiment that relates to the magnus effect and soccer (football). This is in relation to physics

The Magnus effect is the phenomenon whereby a spinning object flying in a fluid creates a whirlpool of fluid around itself, and experiences a force perpendicular to the line of motion. The overall behavior is similar to that around an airfoil (see lift force) with a circulation which is generated by the mechanical rotation, rather than by airfoil action In many ball sports, the Magnus effect is responsible for the curved motion of a spinning ball.

The Magnus effect is commonly used to explain the often mysterious and commonly observed movements of spinning balls in sport, especially association football, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, golf, baseball, cricket and in various paintball marker brands.

What is a good name for an extreme sports show?

July 11th, 2012 3 comments

ideas for a name of an extreme sports show

Its a show about skateboarding, snowboarding, sky diving, surfing and pretty much every other extreme sport you can think of…

Ow! My Balls!

Information Regarding Key Action Sports Paintball

September 16th, 2011 No comments

Paintball is an action game played by both men and women, regardless of age and size. Each gun or rifle shoots small pellets filled with paintball markers instead of bullets. Unprotected skin will feel the sting of the balls from the paintball guns fired from various directions. Wear slightly heavy protective outer garments to act as a barrier between the paintball markers and the body. The padding will keep the paintball markers from leaving a paint mark on the clothing.

Head and Face Protection

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Information Regarding Weird Sports

September 6th, 2011 No comments

There are a lot of crazy sports out there today. It just seems to be getting weirder and weirder. Once you thing you have seen the weirdest sport possible, you will tune into a sports channel one day and see something that takes the cake (probably a cake-eating contest). While not so long ago it seemed strange to watch billiards on television the extent things have gone to in today’s world makes hitting a few balls around with pool cues look incredibly conservative. Why have things come to this? What is it about the way we live that makes us think such crazy sports would be interesting?

One such sport that actually has its own show is that of hot dog eating. This is absolutely true. The show consists of one guy or girl standing at a podium with a plate full of hot dogs and trying to eat as many as he can before the time runs out. There is a crowd cheering the competitor on and commentators discussing strategies used by the “sportsmen” to achieve their desired goal without getting sick. Half of the challenge tends to land with the viewer, who will likely be battling a case of nausea after watching this show for too long.

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