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[Langley]

I will neither confirm nor deny my attendance. I WILL NOT SUBMIT TO YOUR FEAR TACTICS SPLITLIP!!

Edited by Langley, 23 February 2009 - 10:28 PM.

[Jlego]

Feeling kinda crappy at the moment, but should be better by the weekend.

I'm in touch with Langley, so I'll end up hopping a train with a bag full of toy guns... once again.
Suffice it to say we'll work something out as always!

Also, anyone LGLFers have darts I can bum? I realized all my dartsmith supplies are out of state at the moment.

Fear tactics indeed...

Also Badger's listed as a maybe? Pull yourself outta your rocker, old man, don't miss this!

Edited by Jlego, 24 February 2009 - 12:01 AM.

[Echnalaid]

Jlego, on Feb 23 2009, 08:59 PM, said:

Feeling kinda crappy at the moment, but should be better by the weekend.

I'm in touch with Langley, so I'll end up hopping a train with a bag full of toy guns... once again.
Suffice it to say we'll work something out as always!

Also, anyone LGLFers have darts I can bum? I realized all my dartsmith supplies are out of state at the moment.

Fear tactics indeed...

Also Badger's listed as a maybe? Pull yourself outta your rocker, old man, don't miss this!

I'll have a ton of darts. If you can't get any, you're welcome to use mine.

[Magic]

I can't wait for the war, but how powerful can our gun be?

[Langley]

NerfOnFier, on Feb 24 2009, 08:09 AM, said:

I can't wait for the war, but how powerful can our gun be?

1200 joules per second.

[Just Some Bitch]

Me and zach attack are definite

[Just Some Bitch]

Me and zach attack are definite

[Icespartan 1114]

Ok I am still a definite but I will be a little late, along with ice. We should be there around 11:30 at the latest.

[Echnalaid]

NerfOnFier, on Feb 24 2009, 05:09 AM, said:

I can't wait for the war, but how powerful can our gun be?

Anything I deem inappropriate. Most guns are OK, but I'll be testing questionable gun, unless I met you before and know how your gun performs. A basic rule is that any springer that'll pass 135 will be not allowed, which is 5 ft above the max range of a + Bow. Big Blasts & LBBs will be tested.


UPDATE- I just got back from VFW with pictures and a video. Keep an eye out when i bump this topic later today.

Edited by Echnalaid, 24 February 2009 - 05:02 PM.

[Echnalaid]

Picture Bump!


When driving, keep an eye out for this sign.






Video!

[Split]

Seems tiny. Carpet is a nice plus. Shoeless nerf.. Hmm..

As for the gun restriction, +bows can shoot 140 or more flat. The +pistol (more later for those of you know don't know what this is) is shooting about that, 150 depending on the dart. I'm hoping that's alright, though I don't expect to use that for more than a round.

What's that? Oh, that's just the money you could be saving with Geico. You, my man, are the master of pop culture references.

[Echnalaid]

Splitlip, on Feb 24 2009, 06:35 PM, said:

Seems tiny. Carpet is a nice plus. Shoeless nerf.. Hmm..

As for the gun restriction, +bows can shoot 140 or more flat. The +pistol (more later for those of you know don't know what this is) is shooting about that, 150 depending on the dart. I'm hoping that's alright, though I don't expect to use that for more than a round.

It looks small in the pictures. It feels pretty good sized in person.
Damn, I was off a bit. I really have no problems with springers, it's the high velocity of air guns that pose any safety issue.

[Silencer]

Are we using just that room, or are we using the whole facililty? I have a 50/50 chance of being there.

[Echnalaid]

Silencer, on Feb 24 2009, 07:12 PM, said:

Are we using just that room, or are we using the whole facililty? I have a 50/50 chance of being there.

That room. The only rest of the facility is a bar. It's pretty spacious, pictures don't capture that quality.

EDIT- Approximately the longer than a classroom, and a bit thinner. (Oh shit, someone's gonna sig that)

Edited by Echnalaid, 24 February 2009 - 11:07 PM.

[Skitzo]

Could you give approximate dimensions of the room? It seems a little small to be using guns that can get much over 80'.

Echnalaid, on Feb 24 2009, 09:47 PM, said:

I really have no problems with springers, it's the high velocity of air guns that pose any safety issue.

I was always under the impression that if a gun shoots 150' it has the same velocity no matter the propulsion?

Skitzo-

[Echnalaid]

Skitzo, on Feb 24 2009, 08:43 PM, said:

Could you give approximate dimensions of the room? It seems a little small to be using guns that can get much over 80'.

I don't know the exact dimensions. I think my pictures were badly angled, so that's why it looks small.

EDIT- I'm not gonna cut anyone.

Edited by Echnalaid, 25 February 2009 - 05:30 PM.

[Split]

They're probably 10x3' tables, so you're looking at 50 x 30' room.. Would it be too late to just move it to the park?

[Echnalaid]

Splitlip, on Feb 25 2009, 01:07 PM, said:

They're probably 10x3' tables, so you're looking at 50 x 30' room.. Would it be too late to just move it to the park?

Unfortunatly, my mom is opposed to parks. She doesn't want to be "judged" by the community.

EDIT- The room's is larger than 50 x 30.
I have an idea. If our numbers are bit too large, we can have a section of us (I'm thinking 1/2) play, and the other sit out. I doubt this'll happen, but this will be a countermeasure just in case. The room will fit 90 people pretty good, so 20-25 there shouldn't be too much of a problem. Guns that could clear across the room can be used, it's not like we'll be 20 feet next to each other during encounters. 40-50 ft is much more probable. Even if someone tries to "eat shit" (Self Filter!) The obstacles will provide adequate cover for advancing.

Edited by Echnalaid, 25 February 2009 - 05:24 PM.

[Rambo]

What does your mom's opinion of nerfing at a park have to do with the war actually being there? Whether or not the tables are 6' long ( which they probably are considering they only accommodate four chairs ), you still have a very small room ( definitely not more than 70' long and maybe 30' wide ) for an attendance list that suggests you will likely have as many as 25, maybe even more than 30. I was considering attending if my supplies arrive by Friday, but not if it's going to be a 6-hour indoor war where I might have to sit out around 3 of those hours. No offense, but 3 hours driving for 3 hours of nerfing is not really that fun a day. Not sure if other people feel this way or not too, though.

After reading your edit, Echnalaid, I wonder how you think 40-50' are reasonable range estimates. Even if the room is 60 or 70' long ( not sure how that'd be possible ) you'd more or less have to be standing against the wall to be hit by a shot at 40-50'.


Skitzo, since velocity is a measure of change in distance over change in time it is not necessarily true that two 150' guns have the same velocity. If one gun fires a dart that reaches 150' in 2 seconds its velocity is much higher than that of a gun that reaches 150' in 4 or 5 seconds.

[Echnalaid]

Rambo, on Feb 25 2009, 03:06 PM, said:

What does your mom's opinion of nerfing at a park have to do with the war actually being there? Whether or not the tables are 6' long ( which they probably are considering they only accommodate four chairs ), you still have a very small room ( definitely not more than 70' long and maybe 30' wide ) for an attendance list that suggests you will likely have as many as 25, maybe even more than 30. I was considering attending if my supplies arrive by Friday, but not if it's going to be a 6-hour indoor war where I might have to sit out around 3 of those hours. No offense, but 3 hours driving for 3 hours of nerfing is not really that fun a day. Not sure if other people feel this way or not too, though.

She doesn't want to be responsible for my guests. I don't know why.

[Rambo]

If you relocate the war to a public park, how is she [any more] responsible for the attendees?

Just Some Bob, on Feb 25 2009, 06:22 PM, said:

Wow. Just ... wow.

What school system granted Wile E. Coyote a teaching certificate in Physics?

I have a teaching certificate in physics? Oh, no, wait a minute, I see what you did there.

Obviously velocity is not that simple for every application, but that's the first thing you learn about it ( or that's the first thing they teach about it at my community college, anyway ) so I figured I'd mention it to Skitzo, first.

Edited by Rambo, 25 February 2009 - 06:30 PM.

[Echnalaid]

Rambo, on Feb 25 2009, 03:22 PM, said:

If you relocate the war to a public park, how is she [any more] responsible for the attendees?

They're under her care, because this is technically a "Birthday" Celebration. I'll try my best to convince her that if we just "Hang" at a park, she's not responsible.

But she doesn't want to be "judged by the community"- Unless... I can take split's offer of having the LGLF hosting it... Loophole!

[Rambo]

Echnalaid, on Feb 25 2009, 06:27 PM, said:

They're under her care, because this is technically a "Birthday" Celebration. I'll try my best to convince her that if we just "Hang" at a park, she's not responsible.

But she doesn't want to be "judged by the community"- Unless... I can take split's offer of having the LGLF hosting it... Loophole!

I guess I'm still missing the point... if it's a "birthday celebration" that makes her responsible, then presumably she's just as responsible at any venue... tell her that 30 people nerfing in a room that small is less safe than playing at a park?

[Echnalaid]

Rambo, on Feb 25 2009, 03:36 PM, said:

Echnalaid, on Feb 25 2009, 06:27 PM, said:

They're under her care, because this is technically a "Birthday" Celebration. I'll try my best to convince her that if we just "Hang" at a park, she's not responsible.

But she doesn't want to be "judged by the community"- Unless... I can take split's offer of having the LGLF hosting it... Loophole!

I guess I'm still missing the point... if it's a "birthday celebration" that makes her responsible, then presumably she's just as responsible at any venue... tell her that 30 people nerfing in a room that small is less safe than playing at a park?

Thanks! That's perfect! I'll get on that when she comes home!

[Silencer]

Count me out. I'm hosting a boy South Africa, and I'm going into NYC with him. Sorry. Hopefully I'll see some of you at Bcno