Sunday, March 14, 2010

Pellet Foot

pel·let   /ˈpɛlɪt/ Show Spelled[pel-it]


–noun

1.a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.

2.a small wad or ball of wax, paper, etc., for throwing, shooting, or the like.

3.one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun.

4.a bullet.

5.a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile.

6.Also called cast. Ornithology. a small, roundish mass of matter regurgitated by certain predatory birds, consisting of the indigestible remains, as the fur, feathers, and bones, of the prey.

7.(in Romanesque architecture) a hemispherical or disklike carved ornament.

8.Heraldry. ogress2.

–verb (used with object)

9.to form into pellets; pelletize.

10.to hit with pellets.

foot   /fʊt/ Show Spelled [foot] Show IPA noun,pluralfeet for 1–4, 8–11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; verb


–noun

1.(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
 
 
 
This was by pure coincidence that after a shoot we noticed YK's shoes had become victim the above ailment, it was from that point on dubbed 'pellet foot'.
 
It was not until later that evening when dining at the local curry restaurant did we realise that this was a condition that has claimed many a persons life and it a very dangerous element of the Airsoft sport.
 
Now you've been bought up to speed, stay alert, be aware, you could be next!.....
 
 


No comments:

Post a Comment