if they hit you when they're in the air, ya. but only if the person through the grenade hard. when they explode, it's just messy, and it's a pain in the butt to clean off your splattered mask.
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Yes, for recreational use on paintball fields.
However, they are considered weapons, you may wish to not carry them around either, and check your state laws on where you may not carry them such as parades, bars, etc. You cant even have them on college grounds. In an example: my granades and CO2 were taken from me during a dorm check until the end of the semester, and they had to be placed elsewhere off campus when I had them returned.
The paintball mix (which is a mixture of water, oil, and food coloring) is loaded tightly into a rubber tube. It is then pumped till it resembles a spherical shape. Following this, black zip ties, and a large rubber band are added to the ends to close off the grenade.
From this, when the paintball grenade should spiral once they hit solid ground. In the rules of paintball, any bit of paint that hits the body counts as an out.
They have the same legal status as paintball markers, being there is no license needed to own/operate one . They also must be chronographed at lower speeds (240-50) than a paintball marker.