airsoft* and paintball are two sports that should be able to coexist, but don't. The sports both serve different markets. Paintball seems to entertain the people that tend to play "extreme sports". It is characterized by fast paced, hard hitting, action. Airsoft serves the more tactical crowd, who prefer teamwork and strategy over speed of action. For some reason, the majority of paintball players with internet access find it nescessary to diss airsoft and its players. Although the debate over the internet are very heated, there are no known incidents of airsoft players and paintball players engaging in a physical confrontation, even though both groups have been at the same location at the same time.
Several common misconceptions about airsoft, used by the immature people who find it nescessary to diss airsoft:
1. Myth: Airsoft doesnt hurt. Its for pussies who are afraid to get dime sized bruises.
Fact: from personal experience, this is far from the truth. Airsoft guns are well capable of not only bruising, but also puncturing skin, causing blood blisters, and chipping teeth, especially in CQB. Eye protection is just as nescessary in airsoft as it is in paintball. Although the radius of damage per bb is much smaller, much more bbs are slung at a given time than paintballs.
2. Myth: Airsoft is just for kids to screw around in their back yard who cant afford/cant get their parents to buy paintball guns.
Fact: The cheap 5-30 dollar spring guns or "springers" as they are known by the majority of airsofters, were once the average airsoft guns, but were replaced by much higher quality gas and electric guns. The cheap springers still appeal to the kids that cant afford more expensive paintball or airsoft guns, but these kids are NOT part of the true airsoft community, and due to their poor safety considerations, threaten the legality of both airsoft AND paintball. The majority of airsoft guns cost just as much as paintball guns.
3. Myth: Airsoft is only for people who got rejected/are too young/too fat to join the military.
Fact: Not true at all. A large percentage of airsoft players are current/former military personnel, law enforcement personnel, and other people who serve our country in various ways. Citizen soldiers use airsoft as a way to hone their skills or simply relax after a hard tour of duty. The reason most airsoft players use tactical lingo such as "charlie team, flank the tangos at hill bravo" is because they actually know what they are doing, and have actual tactical training.
4. Myth: Airsoft guns all have orange tips, which makes them unrealistic.
Fact: The "orange tips" are only required for shipping airsoft guns to, from, and within the united states. Any suspected firearms with an unmarked tip or firearm trademarks will be seized and destroyed by US Customs or the US Postal Service, which is why all guns sold come with orange tips. The orange tips may serve as "reassurance" for parents, that their kids will not be shot by cops because of this, but this is a false reassurance. The orange tip is NOT required to be on in most states, and will not prevent you from being shot just because you have one. Because gunmen will sometimes spraypaint their gun barrel orange or spraypaint a fake gun black, law enforcement officers will ignore the color of the tip, and concentrate on the actions of the person. If you ever have an airsoft gun when confronted with police, stand still and comply 100% with the officer's orders. The majority of airsofters remove their orange tips and TREAT THEIR AIRSOFT GUN LIKE A REAL GUN, locking it up properly, carrying it pointed in a safe direction with the fire selector on "safe" and with the magazine out.
5. Myth: Airsoft requires no physical activity. Its just for fat lazy people who want to shoot eachother and arent in shape enough for paintball.
Fact: Airsoft requires a large amount of physical activity, just in a different way than paintball. Most airsoft games are exponentially longer than paintball matches, and require heavy physical stamina to remain up and running. Sprints for cover and treks over rough terain are also demanding, and Close quarters battles (CQB) are just as fast paced as your average paintball game.
6. Myth: In airsoft, you cant tell if you shot a person, and people never call themselves out.
Fact: Although this is one of the major flaws of airsoft, it is not as problematic as concieved by outsiders. The primary factors to preventing this problem are honor and the airsoft community. While paintball guns do make it much more obvious as to who is hit, airsoft players often come to the field with enough honor and integrity to call themselves out. Some players even call themselves out when they hear a rain drop on their helmet (sniper rifles often loose a great amount of power over long distances). If players are not so honorable on their own, the community like environment that is airsoft prevents players from cheating. If they are caught cheating repeatedly, they will be banned from playing by most, if not all local areas, and will not be able to play unless they somehow redeem themselves or move to a new region. Sometimes players will think they are hitting the enemy, when in actuality their shots are just barely missing. Because of this, the firing player will often shout "call your hits!" to challenge the honor of the other player. Paintball is not without its cheaters either. In tournaments, some paintball players will continue firing after being hit until a referee actually calls them out. Other players carry moist towlettes in their pocket to wipe off paint when noone is looking.
Now, with all of these new facts, perhaps we can all stop dissing each other's sports and get back to playing the games we all love.
Several common misconceptions about airsoft, used by the immature people who find it nescessary to diss airsoft:
1. Myth: Airsoft doesnt hurt. Its for pussies who are afraid to get dime sized bruises.
Fact: from personal experience, this is far from the truth. Airsoft guns are well capable of not only bruising, but also puncturing skin, causing blood blisters, and chipping teeth, especially in CQB. Eye protection is just as nescessary in airsoft as it is in paintball. Although the radius of damage per bb is much smaller, much more bbs are slung at a given time than paintballs.
2. Myth: Airsoft is just for kids to screw around in their back yard who cant afford/cant get their parents to buy paintball guns.
Fact: The cheap 5-30 dollar spring guns or "springers" as they are known by the majority of airsofters, were once the average airsoft guns, but were replaced by much higher quality gas and electric guns. The cheap springers still appeal to the kids that cant afford more expensive paintball or airsoft guns, but these kids are NOT part of the true airsoft community, and due to their poor safety considerations, threaten the legality of both airsoft AND paintball. The majority of airsoft guns cost just as much as paintball guns.
3. Myth: Airsoft is only for people who got rejected/are too young/too fat to join the military.
Fact: Not true at all. A large percentage of airsoft players are current/former military personnel, law enforcement personnel, and other people who serve our country in various ways. Citizen soldiers use airsoft as a way to hone their skills or simply relax after a hard tour of duty. The reason most airsoft players use tactical lingo such as "charlie team, flank the tangos at hill bravo" is because they actually know what they are doing, and have actual tactical training.
4. Myth: Airsoft guns all have orange tips, which makes them unrealistic.
Fact: The "orange tips" are only required for shipping airsoft guns to, from, and within the united states. Any suspected firearms with an unmarked tip or firearm trademarks will be seized and destroyed by US Customs or the US Postal Service, which is why all guns sold come with orange tips. The orange tips may serve as "reassurance" for parents, that their kids will not be shot by cops because of this, but this is a false reassurance. The orange tip is NOT required to be on in most states, and will not prevent you from being shot just because you have one. Because gunmen will sometimes spraypaint their gun barrel orange or spraypaint a fake gun black, law enforcement officers will ignore the color of the tip, and concentrate on the actions of the person. If you ever have an airsoft gun when confronted with police, stand still and comply 100% with the officer's orders. The majority of airsofters remove their orange tips and TREAT THEIR AIRSOFT GUN LIKE A REAL GUN, locking it up properly, carrying it pointed in a safe direction with the fire selector on "safe" and with the magazine out.
5. Myth: Airsoft requires no physical activity. Its just for fat lazy people who want to shoot eachother and arent in shape enough for paintball.
Fact: Airsoft requires a large amount of physical activity, just in a different way than paintball. Most airsoft games are exponentially longer than paintball matches, and require heavy physical stamina to remain up and running. Sprints for cover and treks over rough terain are also demanding, and Close quarters battles (CQB) are just as fast paced as your average paintball game.
6. Myth: In airsoft, you cant tell if you shot a person, and people never call themselves out.
Fact: Although this is one of the major flaws of airsoft, it is not as problematic as concieved by outsiders. The primary factors to preventing this problem are honor and the airsoft community. While paintball guns do make it much more obvious as to who is hit, airsoft players often come to the field with enough honor and integrity to call themselves out. Some players even call themselves out when they hear a rain drop on their helmet (sniper rifles often loose a great amount of power over long distances). If players are not so honorable on their own, the community like environment that is airsoft prevents players from cheating. If they are caught cheating repeatedly, they will be banned from playing by most, if not all local areas, and will not be able to play unless they somehow redeem themselves or move to a new region. Sometimes players will think they are hitting the enemy, when in actuality their shots are just barely missing. Because of this, the firing player will often shout "call your hits!" to challenge the honor of the other player. Paintball is not without its cheaters either. In tournaments, some paintball players will continue firing after being hit until a referee actually calls them out. Other players carry moist towlettes in their pocket to wipe off paint when noone is looking.
Now, with all of these new facts, perhaps we can all stop dissing each other's sports and get back to playing the games we all love.
Airsoft vs Paintball: The usual confrontation:
Airsofter: Who here wants to play airsoft?
Paintballer: Ew.. Airsoft? That pussy sport? Airgay is for pussies. Paintball is for real men.
Airsofter: So is airsoft. We just prefer a more realistic, tactical game than you guys.
Paintballer: Whatever, pussy... I'm not talking to you anymore until you man up and get a paintball marker
Airsofter: Who here wants to play airsoft?
Paintballer: Ew.. Airsoft? That pussy sport? Airgay is for pussies. Paintball is for real men.
Airsofter: So is airsoft. We just prefer a more realistic, tactical game than you guys.
Paintballer: Whatever, pussy... I'm not talking to you anymore until you man up and get a paintball marker
by HKGunner May 28, 2007
A new New Zealand term meaning:
1. A contest that was supposed to be close, but turned out to be very one-sided.
2 A one-sided thrashing of a physical sort.
Named after the boxing match which was hyped as the fight of the century, but ended in like 2 minutes.
1. A contest that was supposed to be close, but turned out to be very one-sided.
2 A one-sided thrashing of a physical sort.
Named after the boxing match which was hyped as the fight of the century, but ended in like 2 minutes.
1. The crusaders wasted the blues 50-13. It was like fucking Tua vs. Cameron, mate.
2. Bro, don't fight him, it'll be Tua vs. Cameron man.
2. Bro, don't fight him, it'll be Tua vs. Cameron man.
by falaeso October 26, 2009
The rivarly between Ohio State University and the University of Michigan; one of the fiercest, largest, and greatest rivarlies in college sports, steeped in tradition and known to spawn nothing short of full-scale madness.
This rivarly was intensified by the work of the late Woody Hayes (former OSU coach) and the late Bo Schembechler (former Michigan coach), who left storied legacies behind them.
Current record:
Ohio State University-40 wins
University of Michigan- 57 wins
Ties- 6
This rivarly was intensified by the work of the late Woody Hayes (former OSU coach) and the late Bo Schembechler (former Michigan coach), who left storied legacies behind them.
Current record:
Ohio State University-40 wins
University of Michigan- 57 wins
Ties- 6
How to Identify a Buckeyes fan:
-Bleeds scarlet and grey.
-Wears scarlet and grey.
-Has a shrine to Woody Hayes.
-Can recite whole OSU team roster.
-Constantly refers to "that team up North" or "the evil empire up North".
-Can be seen yelling "O-H" while forming letters over head (to resulting shout of "I-O!"
-Lives for watching the OSU vs. Michigan game.
How to identify a Michigan Fan:
-Bleeds blue and maize.
-Wears blue and maize.
-Will even wear blue and maize in the middle of Columbus on game day.
-Can recite whole Michigan team roster.
-Can be heard yelling "Go Blue!"
-Lives for the OSU vs. Michigan game.
-Bleeds scarlet and grey.
-Wears scarlet and grey.
-Has a shrine to Woody Hayes.
-Can recite whole OSU team roster.
-Constantly refers to "that team up North" or "the evil empire up North".
-Can be seen yelling "O-H" while forming letters over head (to resulting shout of "I-O!"
-Lives for watching the OSU vs. Michigan game.
How to identify a Michigan Fan:
-Bleeds blue and maize.
-Wears blue and maize.
-Will even wear blue and maize in the middle of Columbus on game day.
-Can recite whole Michigan team roster.
-Can be heard yelling "Go Blue!"
-Lives for the OSU vs. Michigan game.
by killerfiller November 19, 2006
To be honest, I dont understand why people have to complain and argue about this subject. It is a fact that the two will never get along, but ill atleast try to shed some light on the subject. Most people who are in favor of airsoft think that it is gay, the guns dont hurt, they can barely go through paper and they have a max range of 10 feet. While in reality, some guns are like this, while most have the power to break skin and travel 100+ feet. In addition to this, with certain bbs, a airsoft gun can break and shoot through glass. Neither sport is for pussies, fags or military drop outs. I am on the side of airsoft, but I still love paintball. While the ammunition is different, the concept is the same: two teams, shoot the other guy.
Guy #1 Im going to go play airsoft
Guy #2 Airspft is gay, painball is better
Guy #1 Paintball is gay
Guy #3 Both of you shut the f*ck up!
STOP THE AIRSOFT VS. PAINTBALL ARGUEMENT
Guy #2 Airspft is gay, painball is better
Guy #1 Paintball is gay
Guy #3 Both of you shut the f*ck up!
STOP THE AIRSOFT VS. PAINTBALL ARGUEMENT
by Guy129 November 28, 2011
An internet series about two sides fighting a pointless battle for a pointless war in the middle of a box canyon. There are the reds, Sarge, Grif, Simmons, and Donut, then there are the blues Church, Tex, Tucker, and Caboose.
O'Mally-Into the abyss! Never to be seen again! unless I want to be seen, in that case, if I see you before you see me...look out.
*skips*
Sheila-he took lopez!
Grif-Where is he
O'Mally-up here you fools!
donut-that guy is wicked fast!
Doc-thanks! I learned it in track in highschool, it was the least competitive sport i could find!
Grif-track sucks!
O'Mally-You suck!
*skips*
Sheila-he took lopez!
Grif-Where is he
O'Mally-up here you fools!
donut-that guy is wicked fast!
Doc-thanks! I learned it in track in highschool, it was the least competitive sport i could find!
Grif-track sucks!
O'Mally-You suck!
by Mustache Man March 03, 2005
I had this conversation at lunch whether to go to McDonalds or Subway, Subway you get quality and McDonalds you get Quantity. We used whether you would want to screw an ugly fat girl a lot, or a really hot girl once... we went to Subway
by Dan December 02, 2003
An ongoing comparison and contrast of two widely popular Manga metaseries.
Naruto, written by Masahi Kishimoto and Bleach, written Tite Kubo, are two popular Manga metaseries which were both serialized by the Shonen Jump magazine in 1999 and 2001 respectively. Viz Media, a major American anime and Japanese entertainment media company, serialized both series in 2003 (Naruto) and 2004 (Bleach). Both graphic novels were very well received and set records for graphic novel sales in the U.S.. Soon after, much animosity grew between devout fans of both series in a debate which has yet to be resolved over which of the two, Bleach or Naruto, is better. To the annoyance of the general public.
See: Narutard
Naruto, written by Masahi Kishimoto and Bleach, written Tite Kubo, are two popular Manga metaseries which were both serialized by the Shonen Jump magazine in 1999 and 2001 respectively. Viz Media, a major American anime and Japanese entertainment media company, serialized both series in 2003 (Naruto) and 2004 (Bleach). Both graphic novels were very well received and set records for graphic novel sales in the U.S.. Soon after, much animosity grew between devout fans of both series in a debate which has yet to be resolved over which of the two, Bleach or Naruto, is better. To the annoyance of the general public.
See: Narutard
Bleach Vs. Naruto
Narutard: Naruto is way better than stupid Bleach! "OMG! IKM A SHINGAMI WITH A BIG SWORD!
Sensible Bleach Fan: Well, I appreciate your opinion. But I still enjoy the more mature-
Narutard: KAGEBUSHI NO JUTSOOMG!111!!
Civilian who is tired of this bullshit: SHUT UP!!!
Note: Narutards are ravenous and almost inhuman when the subject of which Anime, Manga, or Yaoi fanfic is better. So approach with caution. (Unlike the more sensible Bleach fan)
lol11ol1!!biasedlol!!1
Narutard: Naruto is way better than stupid Bleach! "OMG! IKM A SHINGAMI WITH A BIG SWORD!
Sensible Bleach Fan: Well, I appreciate your opinion. But I still enjoy the more mature-
Narutard: KAGEBUSHI NO JUTSOOMG!111!!
Civilian who is tired of this bullshit: SHUT UP!!!
Note: Narutards are ravenous and almost inhuman when the subject of which Anime, Manga, or Yaoi fanfic is better. So approach with caution. (Unlike the more sensible Bleach fan)
lol11ol1!!biasedlol!!1
by thekidcanfight May 01, 2007