Tuesday, March 23, 2010
How to avoid your kite line getting cut.
Many of us have lost our beloved kites before. It is so frustrating to see our kites "fly" away when the line breaks and there is nothing much we can do except to say goodbye.
When the field is crowded with people, there is really no way to find yourself a totally clear spot to fly your kite without having to worry that other kites will cross your path. So with 2 lines criss-crossing each other, it may be a matter of time that one will give way to the other. You wish you will always be the one who has the stronger line, but you never know until you see who is the one left standing, or rather flying. There are some other ways to help you reduce the chances of losing your kite though. Firstly, try to get away from the other line(s). Your main aim is to prevent friction on your line. Too much friction will eventually cause a line to break. Secondly, if you really cannot get out of the entanglement, try and reel in your line as quickly as possible. There are 2 reasons for it. First reason is, by reeling in your line, you are exposing different portions of your line to friction, as compared to exposing the same segment of your line by standing there doing nothing (while the other guy is frantically reeling in his line), so the chances of breaking your line is reduced. The second reason, again by reeling in your line quickly, you are actually reducing the distance between you and the kite quickly as well, so that if in the worst case, the line really breaks, there is a chance that you may get to see where your kite drops and you can pick it up later. Just imagine your kite is 700m away from you when your line breaks, unless your kite is fitted with a GPS, you probably never get to see your kite again.
When the field is crowded with people, there is really no way to find yourself a totally clear spot to fly your kite without having to worry that other kites will cross your path. So with 2 lines criss-crossing each other, it may be a matter of time that one will give way to the other. You wish you will always be the one who has the stronger line, but you never know until you see who is the one left standing, or rather flying. There are some other ways to help you reduce the chances of losing your kite though. Firstly, try to get away from the other line(s). Your main aim is to prevent friction on your line. Too much friction will eventually cause a line to break. Secondly, if you really cannot get out of the entanglement, try and reel in your line as quickly as possible. There are 2 reasons for it. First reason is, by reeling in your line, you are exposing different portions of your line to friction, as compared to exposing the same segment of your line by standing there doing nothing (while the other guy is frantically reeling in his line), so the chances of breaking your line is reduced. The second reason, again by reeling in your line quickly, you are actually reducing the distance between you and the kite quickly as well, so that if in the worst case, the line really breaks, there is a chance that you may get to see where your kite drops and you can pick it up later. Just imagine your kite is 700m away from you when your line breaks, unless your kite is fitted with a GPS, you probably never get to see your kite again.
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