Oh damn, they don't have any fully operational battle stations the size of a small moon in stock right now. Had there been any, I might've ordered one - maybe even two in case those pesky rebels start making trouble.
What, is Murdoch up with his evil schemes once again? No worries, just make a phonecall to the Phoenix foundation and MacGyver will take care of it like he always does.
As it seems that the concept of entropy has been a bit forgotten by some people, freshening up your memory might do good. Here's a quick lesson on entropy and thermodynamics, wrapped into a groovy beat (MP3):
Certainly! If you want to find out players in your area, you might want to look for a team that's located nearby. Most airsofters would probably be glad to demonstrate their equipment and tell more about the hobby. Here is a page with a good list of US-based teams. The same site has also a long list of retailers in the US. If you'd want to discuss with airsoft players on the net, the forums at AirsoftZone are very active and a large part of the people there are from the US.
A couple of my friends and I have found airsoft to be a very nice way to have fun and get some excercise at the same time. This hobby is _very_ popular in Japan, but has recently started gaining momentum in Europe and America as well.
The basic nature of airsoft is quite similar to that of paintball - one team must, using a gun shooting non-lethal ammunition, either eliminate the opposing team or accomplish a pre-defined objective. The main differences of airsoft are the facts that airsoft guns shoot 6mm plastic BBs that do not leave paint marks and that the guns are extremely accurate replicas of actual firearms. Because the plastic BB is not as volatile as a paintball, airsoft guns are capable of fully-automatic fire - some at a rate of over 1200rd/min! Also, because the plastic BB is relatively light (usually 0.2g) and the muzzle velocity is usually at around 100m/sec (~300fps), they are quite safe to use in close quarters combat - paintballs tend to make very ugly welts when shot from close distance.
From a geek's point of view, the above facts introduce some very interesting elements. The realistic appearance of airsoft guns gives incredible opportunities to simulate situations in computer games and movies! Have you ever wanted to pull two H&K MP5Ks underneath a long black jacket and blast away? Or jumpdodge over a sofa, firing with two Berettas and grinning like a maniac? How about some live-action Rainbow Six?
The possibilities are endless!
At least here in Turku, Finland, the local players get together every week to play short games with simple objectives, such as defending a building/hill/other location, planting/defusing a bomb or just plain capture the flag. Every summer there are some bigger games with a more complicated scenario and up to 200 players in some cases. Some games even introduce some light role-playing elements to the game for additional realism and atmosphere.
Hmm, the latest Sandrew-Metronome movie theater complex here in Turku, Finland already uses some kind of denial-of-service method in their theatres. As soon as I step into the theatre, my GSM phone shows the field strength drop to zero and the connection to the operator is lost.
Couldn't find any information regarding whether this is accomplished by just making a huge Faraday cage around the theatre, actively jamming the GSM frequency spectrum or some other method.
But anyway, it must already be legal here as it's being used, no?
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Oh damn, they don't have any fully operational battle stations the size of a small moon in stock right now. Had there been any, I might've ordered one - maybe even two in case those pesky rebels start making trouble.
Yes, and while the swedes and norwegians are attemtping to grok complicated concepts, such as passwords, we finns write our own operating systems. ;)
What, is Murdoch up with his evil schemes
once again? No worries, just make a phonecall
to the Phoenix foundation and MacGyver will
take care of it like he always does.
Now take a look at this website.
Well?
Entropy
e=mc^Hawking, that's for sure! :)
Certainly! If you want to find out players in your area, you might want to look for a team that's located nearby. Most airsofters would probably be glad to demonstrate their equipment and tell more about the hobby. Here is a page with a good list of US-based teams. The same site has also a long list of retailers in the US. If you'd want to discuss with airsoft players on the net, the forums at AirsoftZone are very active and a large part of the people there are from the US.
The basic nature of airsoft is quite similar to that of paintball - one team must, using a gun shooting non-lethal ammunition, either eliminate the opposing team or accomplish a pre-defined objective. The main differences of airsoft are the facts that airsoft guns shoot 6mm plastic BBs that do not leave paint marks and that the guns are extremely accurate replicas of actual firearms. Because the plastic BB is not as volatile as a paintball, airsoft guns are capable of fully-automatic fire - some at a rate of over 1200rd/min! Also, because the plastic BB is relatively light (usually 0.2g) and the muzzle velocity is usually at around 100m/sec (~300fps), they are quite safe to use in close quarters combat - paintballs tend to make very ugly welts when shot from close distance.
From a geek's point of view, the above facts introduce some very interesting elements. The realistic appearance of airsoft guns gives incredible opportunities to simulate situations in computer games and movies! Have you ever wanted to pull two H&K MP5Ks underneath a long black jacket and blast away? Or jumpdodge over a sofa, firing with two Berettas and grinning like a maniac? How about some live-action Rainbow Six? The possibilities are endless!
At least here in Turku, Finland, the local players get together every week to play short games with simple objectives, such as defending a building/hill/other location, planting/defusing a bomb or just plain capture the flag. Every summer there are some bigger games with a more complicated scenario and up to 200 players in some cases. Some games even introduce some light role-playing elements to the game for additional realism and atmosphere.
There is plenty of information about airsoft on the net, but here are a few pointers to get you started;
Ilendil's airsoft page
Arnie's Airsoft
AirsoftZone
Couldn't find any information regarding whether this is accomplished by just making a huge Faraday cage around the theatre, actively jamming the GSM frequency spectrum or some other method.
But anyway, it must already be legal here as it's being used, no?