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automags4ever
01-23-2002, 10:05 PM
I was just wondering because i'm always see tanks classified as nitro tanks and hardly ever see HP tanks.Thanks:D
virus
01-23-2002, 10:08 PM
if you mean by hp
HPA as in high pressure air and/or compressed air..... yes

remember that the air you are breating is about 74% nitrogen anyway and as far as us in the paintball world are concerned.... its all the same
cphilip
01-24-2002, 07:56 AM
Uhhh...Thats 79% Virus...but your point is still valid!
Restola
01-24-2002, 08:41 AM
i thought it was 79.9%. for real.
virus
01-24-2002, 01:01 PM
eh.... i was close.... i knew it was 70-sumthin.... besides that post was at 11pm and i had been up sence 4am so i was a little tired when i wrote it *8P
MINIMAGMAN
01-24-2002, 01:26 PM
its actually 78%, and heres the proof! so ha!
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/earth.htm
cphilip
01-24-2002, 01:38 PM
Oh yes! sorry... I forgot to subtract the Argon and the other rare and minute gases from the 21% Oxygen. They do make up one percent most of the time. :rolleyes:

Substance % by Vol.

Nitrogen 78.00
Oxygen 20.95
Argon 0.93
Carbon dioxide 0.033
Neon 0.0018
Helium 0.0005
Methane 0.0002
Krypton 0.0001
Nitrous oxide 0.000,05
Hydrogen 0.000,05
Xenon 0.000,008
Ozone 0.000,001

But as you can see that site has done some rounding off too. Mine comes from Hawleys Condensed Chemical Dictionary 13th Edition.
cphilip
01-24-2002, 01:46 PM
Actually Virus I should say that if you ment "by weight" your figure is very close. By volume its the 78% by weight its 75.53% Nitrogen. Interesting fact eh?
MINIMAGMAN
01-24-2002, 09:03 PM
what if helium was 75% weight, we would be floating in the air and bunkering people from the top no?
SoupRman
01-24-2002, 09:18 PM
Originally posted by automags4ever
I was just wondering because i'm always see tanks classified as nitro tanks and hardly ever see HP tanks.Thanks:D

just to make sure your not confused :D high pressure air tanks and nitrogen tanks are the same thing, you can fill your tank with both, or in combination. either filled to 3000, 4500, or 5000 with the right tank. *note* you cannot fill with a home air compressor, unless its output is 3000 psi or above.