Are 6mm bbs exactly 6mm?

swatt13 · April 11th, 2006, 15:49

what aboot pam ans boobs. theyre pretty spherical.

yanhchan · April 11th, 2006, 16:01

The BBs made me horny...damn you....

bean · April 11th, 2006, 16:02

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Originally Posted by yanhchan

The BBs made me horny...damn you....

What cant get up cant get out...

Sgt_Lynch · April 11th, 2006, 16:04

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Originally Posted by Dozer_01

IIRC, they are between 6-8mm.

Geesh so much for Quality Control!!!
:-D

Skippy · April 11th, 2006, 16:34

Crossman ~6mm bbs? I've seen yellow Crossman bbs that were close to 7mm and jammed barrels, so Dozer's guesstimation is preatty accurate.

LUTNIT · April 11th, 2006, 17:36

I'm sitting here with a caliper measuring my KSC BB's, so far they are all below 6.00mm, 5.96-5.98mm, but these are from the floor so I think they may already have been fired, they aernt fresh from the bag.

hattrick · April 11th, 2006, 17:48

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Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

Ya, mini-death stars, except one is an "innie",

the other is an "outie".

:lol:

: o it means the cannon is charging RUNN

CDN_Stalker · April 11th, 2006, 17:52

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Originally Posted by Gerkraz

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Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

Boobs have nipples, those BBs have nipples.

Poor logic FTW, amirite?

Seriously, last I checked, boobs were not fullly spherical....but the Death Star is (until it gets 'sploded)

Never referred to them as boobs because they are fully sphirical, if you want to be picky, look at the half that has the nipple, there ya go.

Bean, if you nipples produce milk, I'm never gonna look at your name the same way again. Lol

Dozer_01 · April 11th, 2006, 17:59

Hmm, i got thinkin'. Golf balls have dimples in them. Aparently they produce a reduction in drag. Wondering if this would actually benefit in airsoft....

Click Here-----> Theory

CDN_Stalker · April 11th, 2006, 18:17

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Originally Posted by Dozer_01

Hmm, i got thinkin'. Golf balls have dimples in them. Aparently they produce a reduction in drag. Wondering if this would actually benefit in airsoft....

Click Here-----> Theory

Been discussed, no. Someone on Airsoft Retreat asked once, and it's just not practical due to the light weight of BBs (compared to golf balls) and that golf balls are lobbed (as opposed to going horizontal to the ground). Drag reduction is accomplished by having air reside in the dimples therefore reducing the disruption of the laminar airflow around the surface of the ball (let's just say it acts like "airgrease", as well as reducing the "vacuum" effects behind the ball), somewhat in the way that winglets on large airliners works (reduces drag caused by a vortex created by the wing tip that fucks up the boundary layer at the wing tip). At least a backspin occurs in golf and airsoft, so the two can have something in common.

Dozer_01 · April 11th, 2006, 18:22

The man has spoken!

rgr!

CDN_Stalker · April 11th, 2006, 18:29

Ya, had thought of it as well at one point. Still think about how fascinating it is though (I LOVE aerodynamics and am fortuneate enough to work in a place that it's a mian point of research) and went as far as to think "Hmm, wonder if dimpling the exterior of a car would assist in fuel milage??

One fascinating thing I saw a few years ago, I think it was NASA that improved the drag co-efficient in an F-16 jet fighter by drilling thousands of tiny holes (with a laser) in the leading edge of the wings and pumping pressurized air into the leading edges (instead of air molecules rubbing on metal, the air flowed freely over air and reduced the vorticies that occur further back on the wing surface.)

Damn man, aerodynamics are amazing!!!!

Lisa · April 11th, 2006, 18:29

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Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

At least a backspin occurs in golf and airsoft, so the two can have something in common.

Oh I"m sure more then that can be found in common... :LOL:

The Saint · April 11th, 2006, 18:37

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Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

One fascinating thing I saw a few years ago, I think it was NASA that improved the drag co-efficient in an F-16 jet fighter by drilling thousands of tiny holes (with a laser) in the leading edge of the wings and pumping pressurized air into the leading edges (instead of air molecules rubbing on metal, the air flowed freely over air and reduced the vorticies that occur further back on the wing surface.)

The F-16XL airframe? The idea worked, too, though I don't recall them pumping pressurized air into the holes. Only problem was there was no practical way of keeping all the little holes from clogging up, IIRC.

CDN_Stalker · April 11th, 2006, 18:39

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Originally Posted by Lisa

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Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

At least a backspin occurs in golf and airsoft, so the two can have something in common.

Oh I"m sure more then that can be found in common... :LOL:

Ok, yes, both can hurt when you get smacked by them, both can go longer distances than one might expect, both are perfectly round, etc. etc. etc.

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April 11th, 2006, 16:01	#17
yanhchan Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Scarborough/Richmond Hill ON	The BBs made me horny...damn you.... __________________ YANHCHAN'S AIRSMITHING: AEG repair/Tune up/Upgrades V2/V3 mechboxes, rewiring/reconnecting. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country ~John F. Kennedy

April 11th, 2006, 17:59	#24
Dozer_01 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario	Hmm, i got thinkin'. Golf balls have dimples in them. Aparently they produce a reduction in drag. Wondering if this would actually benefit in airsoft.... Click Here-----> Theory __________________ LLTP

April 11th, 2006, 18:22	#26
Dozer_01 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario	The man has spoken! rgr! __________________ LLTP

April 11th, 2006, 16:34	#20
Skippy Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, ON	Crossman ~6mm bbs? I've seen yellow Crossman bbs that were close to 7mm and jammed barrels, so Dozer's guesstimation is preatty accurate.

April 11th, 2006, 17:36	#21
LUTNIT Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ottawa	I'm sitting here with a caliper measuring my KSC BB's, so far they are all below 6.00mm, 5.96-5.98mm, but these are from the floor so I think they may already have been fired, they aernt fresh from the bag.

April 11th, 2006, 18:29	#27
CDN_Stalker Official ASC Bladesmith Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ont.	Ya, had thought of it as well at one point. Still think about how fascinating it is though (I LOVE aerodynamics and am fortuneate enough to work in a place that it's a mian point of research) and went as far as to think "Hmm, wonder if dimpling the exterior of a car would assist in fuel milage?? One fascinating thing I saw a few years ago, I think it was NASA that improved the drag co-efficient in an F-16 jet fighter by drilling thousands of tiny holes (with a laser) in the leading edge of the wings and pumping pressurized air into the leading edges (instead of air molecules rubbing on metal, the air flowed freely over air and reduced the vorticies that occur further back on the wing surface.) Damn man, aerodynamics are amazing!!!! __________________ STKR Knives http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STK...17036668380871

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