bugging me

[Aten-Re]

Something has been bugging me for a while now, cant work it out, put I am sure someone will have the answer.

Right here goes: If you are firing 20bps or there abouts and your +/- velocity is 3-5fps, wont at some point one ball leaving the marker catch up with the ball in front? Does this ever happen or is there a theoretical bps which cannot be reached because of this phenomenon.


Cheers

 

[Mario]

too many variables.....balls going on differing trajectories. In theory yes it could happen but everything would have to be exactly the same every time....

 

[Tom Allen]

Theoretically it would take the faster ball 4 seconds to catch the slower ball, which would probably have hit something by then.

 

[jahlad]

more likely both balls would have hit the ground before the 2nd one could catch it

but yes it is theoretically possible if you dont take into account the affects of gravity, as the balls will be moving different speeds they will be on different arcs therefore never be in the same space at the same time....without gravity they would be on a straight line path and it would be possible

shame we dont play on the moon!

 

[TOOLE]

Originally posted by jahlad
more likely both balls would have hit the ground before the 2nd one could catch it

but yes it is theoretically possible if you dont take into account the affects of gravity, as the balls will be moving different speeds they will be on different arcs therefore never be in the same space at the same time....without gravity they would be on a straight line path and it would be possible

shame we dont play on the moon!

wouldn't paintball in zero G be cool...

 

[Mario]

toole i remember this discussion, remember the night b4 you played your first tourney and you were at robs house......

geek

 

[Half-Pint]

the moon doesnt have zero G its a fraction of earths G...

the only true zero G is when you are at such distance from two bodies that their gravitational potential cancels each other out...

man.. people have soooo many misconceptions....

Ash

 

[TOOLE]

Originally posted by Mario
toole i remember this discussion, remember the night b4 you played your first tourney and you were at robs house......

geek

I'd resent that comment if it weren't true

 

[Azz3h]

hehe... another beaut concept by azz:
Playing in low g's would be pretty cool... but why not make your own gravity... like a wind tunnel
How about that... personal high powered fan, blow da balls back at the opposition..

Would be like neo in the 1st matrix!