Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted April 23, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Gepard said: I don't think I'll ever understand why you'd recommend them after having a BB shatter and get in your eye though. The whole reason I wear eyepro is to stop BBs getting anywhere near it. Because I am sensible. Simple fact is what happened was not great but it showed that even when something does go wrong they still prevented serious injury. Any player who chooses to wear mesh knows that small particles of bbs can go through but what matters is that when it happens the force is removed enough to prevent serious injury. I go my little finger broken by a point blank shot from a tri shot springer probably all of 240fps. But that doesn't make them dangerous and it just falls into shit happens. Chances of that happening when I wear mesh again are slim and on a hot sweaty day mesh it shall be. EDIT: What really is dangerous in airsoft is stairs. Stairs and doorframes both are lethal and should be banned immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Gepard Posted April 23, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, ImTriggerHappy said: Simple fact is what happened was not great but it showed that even when something does go wrong they still prevented serious injury. I'd rather sidestep that part entirely and just buy something that will prevent BB's from getting in my eye to start with. But as you say it's slim to none. Even on a sweaty, hot summers day my ESS ICE don't fog up and it provides me with more than adequate protection. How long ago was your injury btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted April 23, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Gepard said: I'd rather sidestep that part entirely and just buy something that will prevent BB's from getting in my eye to start with. But as you say it's slim to none. Even on a sweaty, hot summers day my ESS ICE don't fog up and it provides me with more than adequate protection. How long ago was your injury btw? Year or two ago each injury just blurs into the next. Something to do with my play style I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Gepard Posted April 23, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 23, 2018 Just now, ImTriggerHappy said: Year or two ago each injury just blurs into the next. Something to do with my playstyle I think. Haha, I'll be sure to stop by The Mall if I'm ever near Reading. Looks like a good site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted April 23, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 23, 2018 Just now, Gepard said: Haha, I'll be sure to stop by The Mall if I'm ever near Reading. Looks like a good site. Worth a trip and if you are lucky you will get a guided tour from yours truly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterG Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Might see you there, I'll be the one in the full face paintbal mask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted April 23, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 23, 2018 Just now, MisterG said: Might see you there, I'll be the one in the full face paintbal mask Nothing wrong with that I wear an i4 a lot of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted April 23, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 23, 2018 Im sorry if you think this is a personal attack but I haven’t insulted or called you personally names , I simply stated from a medical point of view ANYONE not just you who can be so cavalier about there eye site is quite frankly acting like a bit of a dick . You really don’t get the point I’m making , when skin heals it leaves scars you can see (matter of fact I’ve got half a dozen bleeders from yesterday that I know will leave some of those funky little round scars airsofters gather !) but with eye injuries the scars they leave will affect your vision if it’s in the wrong place . The two screen grabs I’ve put up , the one is of a person who is still having vision problems 8yrs after his injury occurred and the other tells of the problems you could well have even from just fragments in the eye let alone penetrating the eye . So as far as I’m concerned this is one ‘what if’ that yes you should take very seriously . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted April 24, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 24, 2018 9 hours ago, Druid799 said: your acting like a right mong if you give it the big “what ever !” About eye safety I would call that pretty personal. If anybody called me that to my face then we would be having a very different sort of discussion. That is one of those words people shouldn't chuck around. Simple fact is people are spouting off mesh is dangerous and it is not. Yes I got a corneal abrasion and guess what they heal, the specialist that treated it didn't seem concerned. Reports about an eye injury that occured in a different way are of no consequence. Find me one where an airsofter has had his sight severely damaged while wearing a good quality mesh and then it will have bearing. As for my cavalier attitude to eye safety I think we have different ideas on the meaning of cavalier. Sorry I don't cry and panic over the little hardships. How many people get stuff in their eyes walking down the street? Do we wear safety glasses when walking next to a road because of passing cars chucking up grit? No because it would be stupid. Mesh works and there is no evidence to say otherwise. It slowed it down so no serious injury. Yes in the realms of possibility it could of been worse but it wasn't and I don't deal in what if's. You are spouting what ifs and flashing round irrelevant medical reports trying to prove a point that you can't actually prove so just give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted April 24, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 24, 2018 This IS my very last comment on the subject as I really am banging my head against a brick wall ! ‘a bit of something In your eye walking down the street’ how the hell can you compare that to a B.B. traveling at 330fps shattering on your goggles and the residue of that impact carrying on in too your eye ? You complain about ‘snowflakes , some people are too soft’ but get upset I called you nasty name ? Well there ya go ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted April 24, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Druid799 said: This IS my very last comment on the subject as I really am banging my head against a brick wall ! ‘a bit of something In your eye walking down the street’ how the hell can you compare that to a B.B. traveling at 330fps shattering on your goggles and the residue of that impact carrying on in too your eye ? You complain about ‘snowflakes , some people are too soft’ but get upset I called you nasty name ? Well there ya go ! Because once it has hit and shattered it has lost almost all force so not 330fps. After being on the end of it it was no worse than a gusty day. So again the whole 330fps is another irrelevant point. I am not upset far from it, I find it funny. Just saying don't go the route you were. Just admit it you are crying wolf over nothing it is fine I forgive you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 At the end of the day @ImTriggerHappy.... Your eyes, your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted April 24, 2018 Supporters Share Posted April 24, 2018 Just now, Duff said: At the end of the day @ImTriggerHappy.... Your eyes, your problem. Exactly and from experience I have no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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