That bit in life where people repurpose equipment in ways the original manufacturers never considered. I hate the term but in this case "thinking outside the box" comes to mind.
What's more interesting is that even the people that "thought outside of the box" didn't think there was any more to it other than a bit of one off fun until they had a massive response from an write-up published in an a magazine.
The interesting point here is that they apparently weren't thinking when they did it... They were playing and observed how much fun it was. I wonder if any amount of thinking or even experimentation could have bridged the gap from the clusters of ideas before and after their original paintball duel.
What's more interesting is that even the people that "thought outside of the box" didn't think there was any more to it other than a bit of one off fun until they had a massive response from an write-up published in an a magazine.