Paintball gun accident kills mom at son's birthday party

[NeoPTLD]

The one that got away

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
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Now - lets imagine for a moment that this were a nitrogen-fired gun instead of carbon dioxide. My CO2 tanks get filled to 800PSI. The gauge on my gun says "Full" at 800PSI. It ENDS at 1200PSI. N2 tanks START at 3300PSI and go as high as 5500. This kid was probably around 300PSI (Assuming full auto firing of about 1500 rounds)

I don't believe it would be at 300 PSI, unless the kid did, as you said, drain the tank almost empty. It was most likely still at ~700 PSI.

I am basically saying what NeoPTLD said.

 

[Kenazo]

That is very sad. 🙁

 

[NeoPTLD]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
WTF. Did the little auto-shutoff button not work? No, that can't be it, that would just empty the bottle with a controlled flow. Maybe he wrenched the damn valve assembly off entirely? I can see it happening.

And when you're breaking down after a match - you EMPTY TEH TANK. You're gonna wanna get it refilled before your next match and most places won't refill half full tanks. In fact, unless you run out of balls, don't stop playing until your gun runs out of air.

Now - lets imagine for a moment that this were a nitrogen-fired gun instead of carbon dioxide. My CO2 tanks get filled to 800PSI. The gauge on my gun says "Full" at 800PSI. It ENDS at 1200PSI. N2 tanks START at 3300PSI and go as high as 5500. This kid was probably around 300PSI (Assuming full auto firing of about 1500 rounds)

CO2 and other liquefied gas cylinders behaves completely differently from cylinders filled with non condensable gases such as N2.

a nitrogen tank drops in pressure proportional to remaining gas.

CO2 tank doesn't change in pressure at all until its almost empty, because it is a condensed gas and will maintain the same pressure given the same temperature as long as liquid CO2 remains.

VAPOR PRESSURE CO2 @ 68F (20C) = 831 psia (56.5 atm)

 

[geno]

Christian Paintball Players Association

The WHAT? 😕

sounds rather odd.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Metalloid

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: ScottyB

Originally posted by: sygyzy
When the husband said her head dropped on his shoulder, did he mean she was decapitated?

It was a small projectile, not a machete.

As I read it, the co2 canister was the projectile. They come in sizes of 3.5, 4, 9, 12, 20, ... oz. Do you think that is small?

Her head didn't come off I'm sure. If her head had come clean off her shoulders, it would have continued backward, not sideways....

Well, she could have been partially decapitated, and the head fell to the side, where her husband could have been.

 

[Bassyhead]

I feel sorry for the family 🙁

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: LordJezo
pwnd!

I hope to fvck the mods finally permaban your sorry fvcking ass!!

 

[Papagayo]

Time to get a lawyer...

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Sheriff's Lt. Kevin House said an investigation determined a brass fitting on the carbon dioxide cartridge malfunctioned and came loose while a 16-year-old boy was disassembling the gun

lawsuit anybody

products liability

Yep.

Sheriff's Lt. Kevin House said an investigation determined a brass fitting on the carbon dioxide cartridge malfunctioned and came loose while a 16-year-old boy was disassembling the gun. He said pressure from the gas turned the canister into a projectile. House said no charges will be filed against the 16-year-old.

Sounds like a great products liability case. Depends on the state, but those cases can be big.