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Gimmick
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Hello,
This is really a last resort for me. I normaly don't like to post "questionably stupid" questions on forums, because, I know most forums are kept alive by only a few good members who have the time, and the knowledge to answer the questions. But I have not been able to answer this question, or find one pre written on the internet.
How many feet per second will a paintball fall from a hight of 40 feet?
Or;
If, I shoot my paintball down from a tree, at 280 Feet Per Second, will it speed up, or slow down?
Please assume "normal" conditions; air, temperature, humidity, planet, paintball, etc. etc...
I am asking this because, I play paintball with friends, and just recently, the owner of the property said "No more hiding in trees". His reasoning for this was that shooting from that hight "can" increase the paintball's speed up to 360 FPS. Which he said, is enough to break the masks. This is a real bummer for me, because I have always enjoyed hiding up there... And, it give me an advantage. **snicker**
My gun is always set to fire no more than 280 FPS, and I am never in a tree higher than 40 ft. Actually, probably less than 25 ft. but let's go extreme.
So, is this a real concern? I do realize that there are other things to consider, such as falling, if and when they find me and shoot me to pieces. Or, if the branch I'm no breaks. Or if I slip and fall on the way up. Or if I squish some endangered bug on the way up. But, besides those, do I really need to worrie about shooting at 360 FPS?
P.S. I have a professional climbing harnest, and I ALWAYS secure myself before playing, so I don't have to worrie about falling. As far as bugs and branchs go though, I'll have to leave that up to God.
Thank you all, for you time, I look forward to your responses.
- Gimmick
This is really a last resort for me. I normaly don't like to post "questionably stupid" questions on forums, because, I know most forums are kept alive by only a few good members who have the time, and the knowledge to answer the questions. But I have not been able to answer this question, or find one pre written on the internet.
How many feet per second will a paintball fall from a hight of 40 feet?
Or;
If, I shoot my paintball down from a tree, at 280 Feet Per Second, will it speed up, or slow down?
Please assume "normal" conditions; air, temperature, humidity, planet, paintball, etc. etc...
I am asking this because, I play paintball with friends, and just recently, the owner of the property said "No more hiding in trees". His reasoning for this was that shooting from that hight "can" increase the paintball's speed up to 360 FPS. Which he said, is enough to break the masks. This is a real bummer for me, because I have always enjoyed hiding up there... And, it give me an advantage. **snicker**
My gun is always set to fire no more than 280 FPS, and I am never in a tree higher than 40 ft. Actually, probably less than 25 ft. but let's go extreme.
So, is this a real concern? I do realize that there are other things to consider, such as falling, if and when they find me and shoot me to pieces. Or, if the branch I'm no breaks. Or if I slip and fall on the way up. Or if I squish some endangered bug on the way up. But, besides those, do I really need to worrie about shooting at 360 FPS?
P.S. I have a professional climbing harnest, and I ALWAYS secure myself before playing, so I don't have to worrie about falling. As far as bugs and branchs go though, I'll have to leave that up to God.
Thank you all, for you time, I look forward to your responses.
- Gimmick