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April 27th, 2009 08:26 |
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Originally Posted by gmds44
(Post 972058)
However, if you say some of them shatter on impact, I won't risk it.
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The low end bio-BBs do shatter and are generally lower quality than regular BBs. The Biovals have a different stigma to shake, subsequent to an incident where car windows were shattered. Bioval's own statement regarding the incident, and the BBBMax BBs specifically (not their other Bioval products) was that they were indeed designed to break glass, as they were meant for professional training.
So far I haven't seen or heard of any conclusive tests that either demonstrated that BBBMax or other Bioval BBs would break glass, or are safe to use. The independent study published by Bioval is interesting and insightful, but fails to address these specific issues.
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Originally Posted by The Saint
(Post 972071)
People can be environmentally conscious however they want. Why bother telling them they're not going to making "enough" of a difference?
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Because they sometimes get misled by marketing hype? I'm not going to tell them to use or not use a product any more than I want anyone else forces choices upon me, but I think their choices should be well informed. If you've seen the results of biodegradability of "traditional" Bio BBs you already know they biodegrade about as fast as a Twinky's shelf life expires: I'm all for being pro-environmental, but NOT by dumping money into products that promote themselves as Bio when they pretty much aren't. You'll make way more of a difference just carpooling to games.
Maybe these Bioval BBs are in fact more biodegradable (if the marketing claims hold true). I've yet to see anyone actually test it, so just like the safety issue it's up in the air.
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Originally Posted by shinobii
(Post 972498)
Not sure I follow your "rude awakening" comment. No other bb manufacturer has been so upfront about what they do, how they do it, and how focused they are on being environmentally friendly, and not compromising performance.
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See above comments. The "rude awakening" quip wasn't directed at Bioval BBs in particular, moreso at other so-called Bio BBs (Excel's etc).
I've actually heard a lot of good about their performance (specially the BBBMax), but I'm not willing to risk injury to myself or others in order to achieve it.
If I see conclusive tests done perform by a source I trust, I'd totally get behind them. But that hasn't happened yet.
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