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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Underwater Paintball



Hi,

I too have played paintball. Very FUN!!!!! Had to give it up for money and time
reasons.

I have thought of PSUB wars. Do torpedo runs on your surface support ship.
When the torpedo hits it releases compressed air as a big bubble. If it
misses it does the same at end of run. A beacon and positive bouyancy
mechanism should be added to aid recovery.

PSUB-to-PSUB would be a little more dangerous. More fun?
I would stipulate that each sub would have a speed limit, 4 knots? 
Maximum dive depth, 100'? Two torps. Some kind of grate or screen over
all the view ports, just incase a torp hits one dead center.

Regards,
Ray

> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:55:05 -0600
> From: "Greg Teiber" <wolfe19@megsinet.net>
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Underwater Paintball
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> Interesting sport, but it would invite people diving too deep, and speeds high enough that 
collisions would be VERY VERY dangerous.  (BTW on Efnet #paintball I'm the resident paintgun freak, 
I know most of them, and how to fix them, the guns that is... )
> 
> `Nerobro or `NeroDEAD when away
> 
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> On 1/19/00, at 5:28 PM, Chris Nugent wrote: 
> 
> >Ok, 
> >
> >    Here's my interesting catalyst for a thread to
> >post.
> >    Anybody ever play paintball?  Am I the only one to
> >whom it occurred that having a couple of psubs with
> >torpedo tubes and a few torpedoes(built to be
> >harmless) would be an interesting way to spend a
> >couple of hours underwater?  Keeping safety the at the
> >top of the list, of course.  I'm going to go stuff
> >Charmin in my clothes now so that someone who has not
> >yet lost his sanity can lambast (sp) me via email
> >later.   :)
> >
> >                            Chris N.
> >
> >                            Greeley, CO
> >
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