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The History of Paintball
Paintball is a game played with many people or teams. It can be played indoors or out, with as few as two people or as many as 500. Paintball is played at designated fields, back yards or even in the woods. A game can last as little as 4 minutes or as long as hours with all depending on one to take something, find something, or to just be the last person not marked.
Depending on where you play, the spot that you play, the strategy of your game will vary from being quiet and sneaky and choosing your shots carefully, to being loud, fast, and shooting constantly. Paintball is a competitive sport played like any other competitive sport, to win. It is challenging game of tag, hide-and-seek or my favorite, capture-the-flag. Since you are shooting at people, and people are shooting at you, paintball requires safety equipment to be worn such as goggles, special clothing and etc.
An important part of paintball is the paintball itself. As in tennis, the ball is the main element of a paintball game. But unlike a tennis game, paintball has dozens, often hundreds, of “balls” in play at any one time. As the name implies, these balls are actually tiny containers of paint.
Paintballs have a very simple construction. They’re actually a lot like bath-oil beads. They are made of colored liquid enclosed in a gelatin shell and are available in a variety of colors. Paintballs are also non-toxic, biodegradable and are water soluble. They will wash out of clothes, just don’t leave them sitting on your clothes for a week before washing them.
Basically, a paintball is like a small water balloon, weighing only a few grams. The shell holds up if you handle it or drop it from a short distance. When you shoot a paintball from a gun, however, it breaks on impact and leaves large splatter of paint.
The job of the paintball gun, also known as a paintball marker, is to shoot the paintball at a fast rate of speed. In a standard gun, the propulsion system is compressed gas such as CO2, nitrogen or ordinary air, and is stored in small or large tanks that can be attached to the gun. A hopper, which holds the paintballs, is also attached to the marker
Maintaining safety in paintball is important to make the game safe. The power of paintball guns is strictly regulated. Guns in play are adjusted so that the top speed of the paintball is 300 feet per second. A paintball traveling at this speed is not likely to cause serious injury if it hits you, though it will sting and can leave a bruise. Also, since wind resistance starts slowing the paintball down as soon as it leaves the marker, it has a reduced impact when fired from a greater distance. Speeding paintballs can cause serious injury to the eyes and paintball players always wear protection. Get more info about recreational paintball at tips for paintball.
In addition to playing paintball for recreational use, paintball is also part of military and police training. In terms of feel and handling, a paintball gun has little in common with an actual firearm, but paintball is still good training for combat situations. Mainly, it lets soldiers and police practice strategy and the fine art of not getting shot.
There are many paintball leagues around with American Paintball League being one of the largest in the paintball industry. Another paintball league is the National Professional Paintball League. Though they both pertain to paintball, each has their own set of rules for playing the sport.
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