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2007-03-15 14:48:24 · 3 answers · asked by xXxcaptainxplanetxXx 2 in Entertainment & Music Jokes & Riddles

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History
The history of kites can be traced back thousands of years. Around 500 BC the Chinese start to use kites. The initial usage of kites was purely military: they were a communication tool. Different messages were communicated mainly via different colored kites during the day. At night, the message communicated was very limited in comparison to those during the day because the lanterns carried by the kite could not produce different lights. In extremely rare occasions, giant kites carrying aerial observers were also deployed in reconnaissance roles.[citation needed] Gradually, kites became a popular form of recreation as well as art. With the advent of gunpowder, kites were occasionally flown for bombing missions after the Yuan Dynasty, delivering explosives to targets that were out of reach of cannons and arrows, such as those on the opposite slope of a mountain.

Today, in addition to kites that are mainly flown for recreation, art or practical use, there are power kites or traction kites. These are steerable kites designed to generate substantial excess lift and a pull that can be applied in related activities such as kite surfing, kite landboarding or kite buggying.

Kites also have a venerable place in literature. One famous fictional kite flyer was from the Charles Dickens novel, "David Copperfield". His name was Richard Babley, but he is better remembered as "Mr. Dick". His character was "mad" or perhaps just extremely melancholy. He wrote down his thoughts on pieces of paper and pasted them to a very large kite, which he flew to disseminate to the winds mainly to relieve his mind. It is an interesting comment on the nature of kite flying.

Practical & cultural uses

Kites have been used for military uses in the past, both for delivery of messages and munitions, and for observation, by lifting an observer above the field of battle, and by using kite aerial photography.

Kites have also been used for scientific purposes, such as Benjamin Franklin's famous (but dangerous) experiment proving that lightning is electricity (See The MythBuster Season 3 Episode 48 for alternative interpretations of this experiment). Kites were the precursors to aircraft, and were instrumental in the development of early flying craft. Alexander Graham Bell experimented with very large man-lifting kites, as did the Wright brothers and Lawrence Hargrave. Kites had an historical role in lifting scientific instruments to measure atmospheric conditions for weather forecasting.

Kites can also be used for radio technical purposes, either by kites carrying antennas or by using a kite, which carries up an antenna wire ( for MF, LF or VLF-transmitters). This was done sometimes in the past, for example for the reception station of the first transatlantic transmission by Marconi. However captive balloons may be more convenient for such experiments, because kite carried antennas require sometimes running when there is no wind, which may be not always possible with the heavy equipment and a ground conductor. It must be taken into account at such experiments, that a conductor carried up by a kite in the sky can lead due to the earth's electrostatic field a high voltage toward ground, which can endanger people and equipment, if not suitable precautions (grounding through resistors or a parell resonant-circuit tuned to transmission frequency) is done.

Kites can also be used as light effect carrier, for example by carrying lightsticks or battery powered light effects.

Kite flying is very popular in the People's Republic of China, Korea, Japan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and many other Asian countries. In all of these countries 'kite fighting', in which kite fighters try to snag each other's kites or cut other kites down, is popular. In Afghanistan this is known as Gudiparan Bazi. Some kite fighters pass their strings through a mixture of ground glass powder and glue. The resulting strings are very abrasive and can sever the competitor's strings. However, this practice is dangerous since the abrasive strings can also injure people. During the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, kite flying was banned, among various other recreations.

In recent years, multi-line kite flying has developed into a sport, with competitions for precision flying and for the artistic interpretation of music. Kite surfing has developed into a competitive sport with several professional world circuits.
Some of these tails, spinners and spinsocks are about 50 feet long each. They are attached to the kite's kite line to create a "show." The rainbow-colored wind sock near the bottom of the picture spins like a turbine.
Some of these tails, spinners and spinsocks are about 50 feet long each. They are attached to the kite's kite line to create a "show." The rainbow-colored wind sock near the bottom of the picture spins like a turbine.

Kite festivals are a popular form of entertainment throughout the world. They include small local events, traditional festivals which have been held for hundreds of years and major International Festivals which bring in kite flyers from overseas to display their unique art kites and demonstrate the latest technical kites.

The Indian festival of Makar Sankranti is devoted to kite flying in some states where it is a public holiday. This spring festival is celebrated every January 14 (or January 15 on leap years), with millions of people flying kites all over northern India. The cities of Ahmedabad and Jaipur are particularly notable for their kite fighting festivals. Highly maneuverable single-string paper and bamboo kites are flown from the rooftops while using line friction in an attempt to cut each other's kite lines, either by letting the line loose at high speed or by pulling the line in a fast and repeated manner. The activity is not without risk as the line is treated to be abrasive and flyers can, and occasionally do, fall from the rooftops. In some Indian cities kite flying/fighting is an important part of other celebrations, including Republic Day, Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan, and Janmashtami.

In Greece, flying kites is a tradition for Clean Monday, the first day of Lent.

In Pakistan, kite flying is a ritual for the spring festival known as Basant. However, kite flying is currently banned as some kite fliers engage in kite battles by coating their strings with glass or shards of metal, leading to injuries and death. Kite battle is a very popular sport in Pakistan, mainly centered in Lahore people spend thousands of dollars in preparing different types of kites and threads best suited to battle. The kites that are manufactured for battling are very different from the conventional kites as they are especially designed and made for this purpose. Kup, Patang, Guda, Nakhlaoo, etc are some of the kites used in the battle and they vary in balance, weight and speed through the air. Threads for kite battling are manufactured using especial glues, chemicals and crushed glass and are numbered based on their ability to cut other threads and to handle kite's weight. Kite Battle is an art and the more experienced a person is in this art the more likely he is to win the battle. It is a very popular social event in Pakistan that happens once a year and the festivities are worth seeing.

In Guyana, on Easter Weekend thousands turn out for mass kite flying. In the capital city of Georgetown the massive sea wall protecting the city from the Atlantic ocean is filled with throngs of families picnicking and flying kites of all shapes and colors. Many participate in kite flying competitions.

Weifang (Shandong, China) promotes itself as the Kite Capital of the World. It hosts an annual International Kite Festival on the large salt flats south of the city.

The world kite museum in Weifang is the largest kite museum in the world, the building has a display area of 8100 m². There are several Kite Museums in Japan and others in England, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and the USA

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2016-10-02 04:57:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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2007-03-15 15:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0 0

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