Kite Fighting Around the World

[D]

"Kite fighting is also popular in India. There the object is to cut the string of the opponent's kite; so the kite string is coated with ground glass. In South American kite fights, the kite frames may be armed with razor blades."

[OliverG]

It's big in Afganistan also. Good book, but I haven't finished it yet.

[bhsu24]

My Old Man used to tell me stories of when he was a kid flying kites and trying to cut the others lines with ground glass glued to the line, that was in China.

[D]

Wouldn't the glass cut his own lines too?

[bhsu24]

nope they are single line kites. this was over 40 years ago.

[Pablito]

It cuts up your hands, though, at least according to the Kite Runner (I finished it Ollie, hope that doesn't spoil the ending)