00:00Why does nobody pick up paintballs that fall on the ground even though they cost money?
00:03First, paintball prices aren't as expensive as people online claim.
00:08Training paintballs cost about 1 cent each, and even professional competition grade ones
00:12only run 1 to 1 and a half dollars per ball. These players treat every match like real combat,
00:17teammates assigned to suppress fire while others flank from behind.
00:20During play eyes stay locked on enemy movements, terrified of getting ambushed.
00:24When pulling the trigger they rapidly alternate index and middle fingers,
00:28firing less than 10 balls per second means you're not a veteran player.
00:31So they simply don't care about paintball consumption.
00:34When reloading they don't even look at the loading port, just roughly pour them in,
00:38spilling plenty on the ground without a second thought.
00:40The spilled paintballs are nothing compared to total consumption across an entire match.
00:45A competition grade paintball gun costing over $2,000 easily achieves 15 to 30 rounds per second.
00:51Even at 15 rounds per second, 1 trigger pull costs over a dollar,
00:54so people playing this sport probably aren't worried about money.
00:58But even budget beginners won't pick up fallen paintballs.
01:01Everyone who's played knows the plastic shell is extremely thin,
01:04once it hits the ground it deforms or cracks.
01:06Using a damaged ball will likely jam the feeding mechanism or shatter inside the barrel,
01:10definitely not worth it.
01:12One last tip to tell beginners from veterans, anyone reloading carefully like this is a newcomer.
01:17Experienced veterans already flanked behind you long ago.
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