Interesting truth about kite & flying kite flying

Interesting truth about kite & flying kite flying

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Today I give you some interesting facts and amazing world records about kites and kite flying.

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World-flying kite records.

The smallest kite wing in the world really flies is 5 mm high;

The longest kite in the world is 1034 meters of 3394 ft.

The fastest speed recording speed of kites is more than 120 miles / hour of 193 km / h.

The log for kite flies is 180 hours long!

The highest is a flying kite with 3801 meters, 12,471ft.

The largest kit of kites flying on a single line is 11,284;

Law kites

Flying kites were banned in Japan in 1760 because too many people prefer to fly kids rather than work.

Honestly, I think most people will like that even now.

Some Japanese kites weighing more than 2 tons.

The flying kite was banned in China during the cultural revolution, anyone found a kite that was sent to prison for three years and their kites were destroyed.

Chinese name for a kite is Fen Zheng, meaning wind harp.

The name is taken from Chinese kites soon used to carry wind instruments.

In addition, Chinese people believe that looking at high kites in the sky maintain good eyesight.

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There are 78 rules in kite fighting in Thailand - how can this ... I can't even think about a rule!

For centuries, kites have been used in wars and battles, to signal, lifting observers, target practice, such as barite kite, drop letters and newspapers.

Now thought that the first kites flew over 3000 years ago, made from leaves.

On average, there are 12 deaths related to kites every year worldwide!

Aircraft is a development of kites.

Flying kite is one of the fastest growing sports in the world with more than 50 million kites sold in the United States every year.

Also a common thought that you need wind to be able to fly a kite, this is not true, the wind is not necessary to be able to fly kites.