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Kite Fighting Around the World
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:37 pm
by 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."
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:05 pm
by OliverG
It's big in Afganistan also. Good book, but I haven't finished it yet.
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:50 am
by 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.
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:54 am
by D
Wouldn't the glass cut his own lines too?
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:11 am
by bhsu24
nope they are single line kites. this was over 40 years ago.
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 2:02 pm
by 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)