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Mysteryfish · June 15th, 2006, 01:09

A paintball carries some 3 joules at the muzzle, and retains alot of it until impact.

Alot of that energy is dispersed when the paintball breaks (inelastic collision).
Paintballs still hurt quite a bit. Think about how much more they hurt when they bounce.

A solid pellet carrying 2.5 joules that will collide elastically with a person is going to hurt like hell, plus at only 6mm diameter, there's a much smaller surface area, which means all that force isn't going to be distributed as much.

So that one small area where it hits is going to be getting pounded.

I don't think you can achieve "accuracy at long range with a standard trajectory", and "can still safely shoot each other with it".

These two worlds seem unwilling to collide.

June 15th, 2006, 01:09	#33
Mysteryfish Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Vancouver, B.C.	A paintball carries some 3 joules at the muzzle, and retains alot of it until impact. Alot of that energy is dispersed when the paintball breaks (inelastic collision). Paintballs still hurt quite a bit. Think about how much more they hurt when they bounce. A solid pellet carrying 2.5 joules that will collide elastically with a person is going to hurt like hell, plus at only 6mm diameter, there's a much smaller surface area, which means all that force isn't going to be distributed as much. So that one small area where it hits is going to be getting pounded. I don't think you can achieve "accuracy at long range with a standard trajectory", and "can still safely shoot each other with it". These two worlds seem unwilling to collide.