Greetings Tedium
There's a guy in my office who's really into airsofting. Is it like Paintballing with more varied and realistic weapons?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 20:56, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

As far as I can tell its paintballing with bb guns
Some realistic, some less so (apparently at the place we're going tomorrow someone occasionally turns up with a "flamethrower" which consists of a modified Henry hoover).
If I enjoy it I'm definitely going to try and do some more, a bit of a trek to get there, but gives me an excuse to go stay at my mate's in Bournemouth.
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Wed 22 Jul 2009, 20:59, Reply)

I'm still getting the hang of paintballing
Most of the time I either spend hiding behind obstacles or getting my visor misted up. Went for the second time a few weeks ago at my mate's stag-do where he was dressed up as a baby.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:18, Reply)

I think it works out somewhat easier than paintballing
since the shots are affected less by the wind (faster speed, lower surface area), at least that's how it seemed when I had a go with my friend's gun. Not sure how it will be when under fire though.
Likely to come back purple anyway seeing as the side effect of one of my medications is that I bruise more easily.
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:23, Reply)

Depends what shot you're using
If it's the lightweight balls, they won't drop much but will be affected by the wind more. If you're using heavyweight balls, you won't get the range as they'll drop sooner, but you'll get better accuracy over the shorter distance as they won't be affected by wind as much.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:27, Reply)

Apparently in America
they have nekkid paintballing!
( Maladicta, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:32, Reply)

That's gotta hurt!

( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:34, Reply)

Gah, tell me about it.
NSFW: www.huntingforbambi.com/

EDIT: Oh cock, it's a hoax. False alarm. Carry on.
( Maladicta, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:39, Reply)

Isn't using a jeep considered cheating?

( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:41, Reply)

You'd think so, wouldn't you?
I'm still too scared by the idea of impact of paintball on sensitive ladyparts ><'
( Maladicta, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:48, Reply)

I really should do my vac work
out of practice thinking about physics, just spent the last couple minutes working out if all was right with that or not.
[pedantry](it almost is, the heavier balls take the same time to drop (neglecting aerodynamic effects, since I'm only in my first year), but go less far due to moving slower in the first place)[/pedantry]
Going to an urban course anyway, so shouldn't be too much wind either way (unless I'm out in the open, in which case I'll not be alive long enough to notice due to being crap at running)
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:55, Reply)

I just feels like less time though
You can't really see the speed difference, and I couldn't be bothered to be correct. Plus, we've proven my physics wrong on this board many many times.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 21:59, Reply)

I don't understand physics anyway.
I spent most of GCSE hearing about what my physics teacher wanted to do to various hot and not so hot women...
( Maladicta, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 22:05, Reply)

I spent GCSE hearing about my teacher's various trips abroad, his band, and anything but the subject. Then spent A level laughing at very CDC-like diagrams and playing a web game my friend made*, and somehow still learnt enough during the 5-10 minutes of actual teaching to do it as a degree. Absolutely legendary teachers.
*which I will be shamelessly pimping once the new version comes out, the old one is broked at the moment
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Wed 22 Jul 2009, 22:16, Reply)

Latin was the same for me at A2.
It was only me in the class and my teacher rocked, so each lesson was tea, gossip, and for the last twenty minutes "yeah, you should probably do this Catullus for me."
( Maladicta, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 22:20, Reply)