The Physics of Paintball

Cephalid-Hunter

For a project I have for school, I have to explain the physics involved in the game of paintball. i just need a few more ideas for which areas of physics i should cover.

I already got these area's to write about

- velocity
- gravity
- momentum
- newton's laws
- colission
- projectile motion
- ideal gas law

more ideas would be appreciated

dextercioby

If my idea of "paintball" is the correct one,u shouldn't use "ideal gas law"...In "projectile motion" did u include air friction??
I think "energy" is a very important concept,doncha think so...??

Daniel.

Cephalid-Hunter

Yeah, forgot about energy

I used the ideal gas law because it says when you decrease temperature, it decreases pressure, which explains why paintball guns dont fire well in the cold.

dextercioby

Yes,u mean the gas compressed in the gun itself.That makes sense.I was thinking about the air the ball 'flies' through and wondered :"What about the Mandeleev-Clapeyron law...?"

Daniel.