This is why you always take care of your tank

[protofreak]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRcbblRqUPA


no one was serously hurt

[Planenutok]

ouch

[Milky Spore]

HOLY COW! I don't think that was a lack of care, he just dived into the bunker wrong. I really want audio.

[Zaunji]

Yeah it looked like he landed right on the tank, so all his body weight went on it.
Still, :eek:.

[protofreak]

the guy on youtube who posted it said the sponsor ships products wasnt that great

[HungryHippo7735]

something like that happened at the field by me. i was reffin at the time and this little 10 year old ran by me and dove behind a boulder. He was using a 98c and he hit his ASA on the boulder. The steel hose broke where it connects at the ASA. it was a very loud pop with a large cloud of CO2 after. The kid ran away when it happened and i jumped in, grabed the marker and unscrewed the tank. It didnt shoot around like in the video, but it still scared the crap outta of the kid.

[Pizzaman265]

lmao...yea i would of pissed my paints.. lol j/k but thats crazy.. your tank has to be really loose to do wut the tank on youtube did..

[DM5GUY]

the asa broke off which ripped the macro out of the reg and off it went. A tank like that could easily go through a brick wall.

[blakf0x]

the asa broke off which ripped the macro out of the reg and off it went. A tank like that could easily go through a brick wall. I seen somthing like that on mythbusters, excpet the tank was a big larger. Still enough force to easily severly hurt or possibly kill some one.

Oh and btw after watching that video i am going out and buying tank covers for all my tanks.

[soccerjacks12]

I saw that a few days ago, scary stuff.

A tank cover is not going to protect against a loose ASA.

[Tweeters]

poop happens.

[blakf0x]

I saw that a few days ago, scary stuff.

A tank cover is not going to protect against a loose ASA.No, but a tank cover will protect the body of the tank from being punctured. Well to a certain extent.

[jeep_brute]

Wow, he must have landed on the tank and cracked the carbon fiber.
I saw that happen with CO2 one time the guys hand got frozen to his gun.

[Shifter19]

Isnt it true that a kid accidently killed his mother after his almost empty CO2 tank blew off his gun and hit her in the head? Ive heard many different stories so close to this one I don't know what to believe.

[jeep_brute]

There are a lot of stories because, highly pressurized tanks, teens, guns = fun, and myths. But I actually saw they guy get his hand frozen to the gun.

[Etfren]

Wow, that thing was moving fast! I think someone said on Youtube that the guy standing in the dorrito got his ankle broken by the tank. Ouch!

[soccerjacks12]

No, but a tank cover will protect the body of the tank from being punctured. Well to a certain extent.
That's not going to help protect the tank in the video, after all, that is what this thread is all about.

Tank covers are overrated.

[Tweeters]

Isnt it true that a kid accidently killed his mother after his almost empty CO2 tank blew off his gun and hit her in the head? Ive heard many different stories so close to this one I don't know what to believe.

that did happen.

[Etfren]

Tank covers are overrated.

I bought one just for the extra grip it gives you. My tank would always slip off my shoulder before I got the cover, now it never slips. Plus it looks cool. :)

[blakf0x]

Tank covers are overrated. I play alot of recball in the woods, and i dont want to risk scratching or denting my tank on a rock or some sort of thing along those lines.

[DSDM]

The video is the perfect example of what happens when you improperly release the stored energy of compressed gasses.

The ASA caused the bottle to yaw, pitch and roll instead of flying straight back like it would have if the HPA regulator or CO2 valve came off. If the tank was punctured it would have released all of its energy right there with a loud noise and massive damage to the tank along with some flying debris.

These videos are good to learn from, hopefully someone will learn to check their equipment for conditions that may lead to injury or damage every time they use it because of this guy’s mistake.

I have a video around my office some where of a guy mounting a 30 pound cylinder on his back while laying on a chair (with wheels). Another worker knocks the valve off the tank with a hammer and the fool with the tank goes headlong into a huge barrel of oranges. The title of the video is “when workers get bored”. I use it as an Ice breaker when I teach the Hazard Communications course. It is funny but it shows the “stored energy” of compressed gas cylinders and reinforces the need to respect compressed gas vessels (tanks).

Paintball is fun and parts of our sport can be hazardous but, with proper handling and respect for the equipment used it is not a dangerous sport.

[protofreak]

The video is the perfect example of what happens when you improperly release the stored energy of compressed gasses.

The ASA caused the bottle to yaw, pitch and roll instead of flying straight back like it would have if the HPA regulator or CO2 valve came off. If the tank was punctured it would have released all of its energy right there with a loud noise and massive damage to the tank along with some flying debris.

These videos are good to learn from, hopefully someone will learn to check their equipment for conditions that may lead to injury or damage every time they use it because of this guy’s mistake.

I have a video around my office some where of a guy mounting a 30 pound cylinder on his back while laying on a chair (with wheels). Another worker knocks the valve off the tank with a hammer and the fool with the tank goes headlong into a huge barrel of oranges. The title of the video is “when workers get bored”. I use it as an Ice breaker when I teach the Hazard Communications course. It is funny but it shows the “stored energy” of compressed gas cylinders and reinforces the need to respect compressed gas vessels (tanks).

Paintball is fun and parts of our sport can be hazardous but, with proper handling and respect for the equipment used it is not a dangerous sport.

preech it brotha

[Me!]

is this it by any chance?

http://www.jibjab.com/view/12595

Me!

[kilxpj]

I feel bad for the guy that got hit in the ankle by it when it spiralled around and slammed him... You knwo for sure when you see him take a second then lay down and look like hes dead that it broke something, poor guy got owned by his own irresponable teamate.

[mjr_paranoid]

Isnt it true that a kid accidently killed his mother after his almost empty CO2 tank blew off his gun and hit her in the head? Ive heard many different stories so close to this one I don't know what to believe.


He now goes by the nickname of "therapy boy"

[grumpy1]

There are a lot of stories because, highly pressurized tanks, teens, guns = fun, and myths. But I actually saw they guy get his hand frozen to the gun.

this is not a myth it's a fact.

Paintball Cylinder Safety Warning


March 24, 2004
Based on its investigation of two deaths caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) canisters flying off paintball guns, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is issuing a new warning.
Paintball gun users should be advised that the brass or nickel-plated valve that connects directly to the canister must not be unscrewed from the canister when removing the canister assembly from a paintball gun. This valve must stay secured and rotate with the CO2 canister.

In both of the deaths investigated by CPSC, the brass valve unscrewed from the canister, turning the pressurized canister into a deadly projectile.
In June 2003, a 15-year-old boy died after being struck in the head by a paintball CO2 canister as he was removing the canister from the gun. In February 2004, a female bystander was killed by a CO2 canister that was expelled as someone else was removing the canister from a paintball gun. While these investigations are not complete, CPSC is issuing this new safety warning to help people avoid the hazard.
“We are very concerned about the recent deaths associated with paintball gun canisters,” said CPSC Chairman Hal Stratton. “We are actively investigating these cases. Even though our investigation is not complete, we believe it is urgent to provide this new safety message about the valve detaching from the canister while unscrewing it from the paintball gun.”
CPSC also recommends that people make sure that any modifications to the paintball gun or the CO2 canister are done properly. For example, installing anti-siphon tubes involves removing and re- installing the canister valve. It is critical that the valve be re- installed with the appropriate adhesive and the proper torque.

Make sure the brass or nickel-plated canister valve is securely attached to the canister, rotates with the canister, and does not unscrew from the canister.
The canister assembly should unscrew from the paintball gun in about three or four full turns; if you finish the 4th full turn and the canister is not unscrewed from the gun, stop! Take it to a professional.
Some people have used paint or nail polish to mark the brass valve and the CO2 canister so they can see that the valve and the canister rotate together while being removed from the gun

[Tweeters]

The video is the perfect example of what happens when you improperly release the stored energy of compressed gasses.

The ASA caused the bottle to yaw, pitch and roll instead of flying straight back like it would have if the HPA regulator or CO2 valve came off. If the tank was punctured it would have released all of its energy right there with a loud noise and massive damage to the tank along with some flying debris.

These videos are good to learn from, hopefully someone will learn to check their equipment for conditions that may lead to injury or damage every time they use it because of this guy’s mistake.

I have a video around my office some where of a guy mounting a 30 pound cylinder on his back while laying on a chair (with wheels). Another worker knocks the valve off the tank with a hammer and the fool with the tank goes headlong into a huge barrel of oranges. The title of the video is “when workers get bored”. I use it as an Ice breaker when I teach the Hazard Communications course. It is funny but it shows the “stored energy” of compressed gas cylinders and reinforces the need to respect compressed gas vessels (tanks).

Paintball is fun and parts of our sport can be hazardous but, with proper handling and respect for the equipment used it is not a dangerous sport.

no one was purposely releasing compressed gases, this isn't really a time to be preaching anything at all. that was a freak accident caused by bad sliding and unlucky hose use. not tank damage.

stuff like that happens almost all the time, at least once a tournament for sure, only normally your ASA doesn't fly off, just your hose or reg.

[fuzzyllama]

im extremely paranoid as it is, and now that i see that im afraid to go paintballing agina.... holy crap..... good thing use 12 grams.....could my quick change bucket changer fly off like that?

[DSDM]

no one was purposely releasing compressed gases, this isn't really a time to be preaching anything at all. that was a freak accident caused by bad sliding and unlucky hose use. not tank damage.

stuff like that happens almost all the time, at least once a tournament for sure, only normally your ASA doesn't fly off, just your hose or reg.

Like, I said the mistake was not checking the equipment. If somebody learns from this and spots a condition similar to the video maybe it wouldn't happen as much. The post was not meant to preach, just pointing out what happens when someone (either intentionally or unintentionally) improperly releases compressed gasses).

this is preaching

Many Accidents are Preventable through the applied use of Common Sense. All the victims of their own doing have to do is take a hard look at how and why they are doing things (in most cases). LOL


I am in the safety profession. I see a lot of things and say to myself
"if the guy only had a V8* moment it wouldn't have happened".

sorry it is what I do.:D


Fuzzy
im extremely paranoid as it is, and now that i see that im afraid to go paintballing agina.... holy crap..... good thing use 12 grams.....could my quick change bucket changer fly off like that?

There is no reason to be paranoid it could happen but as long as you watch how you do things most likely it won't.

Paintball is a safe sport as long as you do your part.

don't do things halfway
check your equipment
don't take Unnecessary risks
use your equipment properly


ME!
Yep that is the one. pretty funny but, it does illistrate the power of compressed gasses very well.

[HURLEY77]

I like how the youtube poster says, "Some dude does a slide and sends his tank flying off hitting his face and his teamate. Totally awesome!!!! (more (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRcbblRqUPA#))"

That's not awesome, its extremely dangerous and can give paintball a bad rep if someone is killed.

[Accident]

a few things to clear up about the vid:

the tank itself had nothing to do with the accident besides it simply being there. the asa (be it the mounting screws, or the marker's frame) snapped off, letting the tank fly away and hit the other player in the ankle, who then passed out because said ankle was broken. from what i hear this used to happen fairly often back in the day.

[Radius]

The worst thing you can do to a HPA tank besides rupturing it is denting or scratching it. It's all about surface tension, especially with the fibre-wrapped tanks. If you put a deep scratch in it you are holding on to a bomb.

ALWAYS use a tank cover.