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newboy

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Yeah I remember that one.As always the media show they have no idea on the subject in question .First they tell us the “pellet” passed through the mask and then contradict themselves by explaining what really happened.


"A DAD-OF-TWO owes his life to being shot in the face with a paintball pellet during a boozy stag weekend.
The shot passed through Gary Burrows' safety helmet and hit him in the chin - revealing a potentially fatal cancerous lump. "

"Gary was in a paintball match with his daughter's fiancee and 17 other men at Skirmsih in January 2005 in Nottingham.

He was lying on the ground and looking upwards to shoot someone in a tree when a tiny pea-sized pellet went under the plastic helmet and struck the soft skin under his chin. "


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1480437.ece

So a quick read would give the impression that paintballs are " pea size pellets" that can "pass through safety masks":rolleyes:
 

Arkitech

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yep, typical media.

just shows how they can put people of this sport simply by taking bull****!
 

newboy

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Oh yeah,I can see how funny it is now,silly me :D And I’m sure none of the general public would ever actually believe anything they read in the paper. :eek:Like you say, just me being anal.Iam sure these stories are good publicity for the game.:rolleyes:
 

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Oh yeah,I can see how funny it is now,silly me :D And I’m sure none of the general public would ever actually believe anything they read in the paper. Like you say, just me being anal.Iam sure these stories are good publicity for the game.
have you seen the general public???

nuff said lol
 

newboy

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and why the quotation marks around pellet? Because that is exactly what it is...
I put the following words in red "pea sized pellet" as I felt this was an inaccurate description of a paintball(pea sized).Good desciption of an airgun pellet .Just my opinion though.