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Each paintball contains many identically Ided tiny RFID tags (when tech cheap enough). A transmitter attached to your body periodicaly pings any tags. If a paintball hits you some of the tags would be stuck in the paint that hit your body. If a paintball hit a rock beside you then the tags will still
respond so the system would only trigger if tags were still detected even after you moved a distance away (GPS). True, it’s not perfect in that you could sit in the same spot and the system would not be able to recognize a hit. One or just a few tags (splash from near hit) would not trip the alarm, it would have to be a dozen or more. Grenade hits work as well.
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Oops good Q. I forgot to mention why. In the heat of battle the splat of a paintball may be missed (or ignored), this system helps to prevent that. When I played I had a big hit right in the middle of my forehead and never noticed. Perhaps more experienced players don't have this trouble? |
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I don't think this is the right approach. If you're not sure you've been hit, ask a friend. If you don't want to have been hit, the paint is too easy to wipe off, tags or no. |
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gratuitous overuse of technology |
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//gratuitous overuse of technology// Obligatory bun. |
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Yes, but don't tell anyone... |
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well it's already $60 a case for paintballs....any idea how much more this would cost? not particularly cost-effective, i'm afraid. |
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when i last did paintball the guy told us that it was only counted as a hit if we felt it therefore eliminating paintchecks as they take a few secionds,in which time even if you wernt hit,you would be open to getting shot 5 or 6 times but if you shoot someoneand they dont notice,just shoot them a few more times,it worked for me but just a little tip,if ure crouching down and getting shot,dont roll backwards,i got a few shots in the arse cheek and it hurt like nobodys buisness |
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How would it discriminate so that it doesn't detect the paintballs in your own marker? |
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when i did paintball these guys shot me in the head and it hurt so i think you dont need the device. this is not andrew but some random english guy sitting next to him at school-jonathan folwell |
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You go first. If it looks like fun, then I'll try it. |
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I had a paintball hit me in the soft rubber chin of my mask. It hurt like a sonofabitch, but somehow it worked its way UNDER the chinpiece when it hit without popping it. I had a shiny new paintball in my mask, and a big ass chin welt to match.
I miss paintball. We should organize a huge Halfbaker's game somewhere. |
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When I played paintball, I got hit in he neck when a ref called me over. |
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He had thought I was hit, but I wasn't, but as he checked me, he made me stand up, and so then I got hit in the neck, an was out. |
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Paintball with referees? We don’t have that around here. Are they covered in paint? |
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If you made the paintballs out of acid
there would be no question as to
whether someone was hit or not. |
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//We do. You got a head knock and lost your previously flawless grasp of English//
previously? |
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