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Kite splitting in half in action

Postby hongchew » Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:46 am

http://youtu.be/7Q2PuT8sjp4

Watch at 3:45, the kite just split :o


PS: original copy of link messed up, should be OK now
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Re: Kite splitting in half in action

Postby pmaggie » Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:54 am

Can't see the video!

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Re: Kite splitting in half in action

Postby JBZ » Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:30 pm

that video is like dry land...its a myth :)

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Re: Kite splitting in half in action

Postby hongchew » Fri Sep 04, 2015 3:34 pm

Original link messed up, should be OK now

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Re: Kite splitting in half in action

Postby norcom » Fri Sep 04, 2015 3:46 pm

The kite looks like it has a repair at that spot. You can see that the trailing edge is missing the black band that goes across.
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Re: Kite splitting in half in action

Postby JBZ » Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:53 pm

bad repair job I would guess

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Re: Kite splitting in half in action

Postby Starsky » Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:50 pm

Did you see him punishing that first kite?

I'd have put him on an old beater too!


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