Power Kite Forum

A Warning Video for Newbies

f0rgiv3n - 5-3-2009 at 10:58 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzoIeOVDINg

Just found this tonight. It looks like the person is WAY new, because the other guy is showing him the basics.

#1 obviously too large of a kite for the person to handle in those winds
#2 HE'S HOOKED IN!
#3 oh, I just realized also has himself tethered to the other guy... Just too many things wrong in that pic

Be safe out there




PS. As much fun it is to watch that video (over... and over... :smilegrin: ) Don't wanna see that happen to any of us! Could break somethin...

heliboy50 - 6-3-2009 at 01:18 AM

Lots of somethings. Wow.

BeamerBob - 6-3-2009 at 04:51 AM

I don't think it was a very big kite. Look at the shadow zipping back and forth across the sand. Just too much wind for even a little kite, strop in the wrong situation, and the tether just made it all much worse.

tridude - 6-3-2009 at 04:54 AM

why tigers eat their young.........................................:lol::duh::duh:

carltb - 6-3-2009 at 08:24 AM

darwin wins again

kiteNH - 6-3-2009 at 08:53 AM

I just wish that the "assistant" had gotten cloths lined by that tether. That really would have made the movie for me.

davep_muddy - 6-3-2009 at 09:48 AM

nice crash - must have hurt :)

love the tigers eating young comment - just hit the mark for me in the context of the post.

Dave

revpaul - 6-3-2009 at 09:58 AM

pretty smooth lift off:wee: redirection/landing could use some work:spin:

ragden - 6-3-2009 at 10:04 AM

Wow. Thats just silly...
Safety anyone?
No?
Lets fly anyways?

WELDNGOD - 6-3-2009 at 05:22 PM

new members of" KEVINS CLUB" obviously!:o

dylanj423 - 7-3-2009 at 08:38 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by WELDNGOD
new members of" KEVINS CLUB" obviously!:o


LMAO

geojones - 11-3-2009 at 07:16 AM

what an absolute JACKASS! i have ZERO SYMPATHY for this idiot and his friends-people like this are going to ruin this sport for the rest of us......:mad:

shehatesmyhobbies - 11-3-2009 at 12:05 PM

what goes up must come down, sometimes they just come down really hard.


There is another good video on youtube of a kite ripping a guy off the ground. Titled "Epic Kite Fail" gotta check it out!

nwsurfwakeskate - 11-3-2009 at 02:03 PM

looks pretty well planned out! lol. Though, I think this idea would have been better left on paper :frog:

they should re-title it "creative suicide!"

Bucky - 13-3-2009 at 10:49 AM

Have you guys heard expression "someone that knows just enough to really @#$% things up."?

You know you don't often see a blind driving instuctor!
You don't see very many totally deaf singing coaches either!

WHY?

Its not personal, they just lack the required tools. They, put simply, are ill equipped

Likewise, those people in that video should never again try to do anything that requires.......uh.........planning?.........logic?............a basic thought process?

Dagon - 13-3-2009 at 11:35 PM

those videos are always fun to watch. that is pretty neat how he goes the the right and then gets picked right back up again before even hitting the ground.
I dont know why it is so funny to watch other people getting hurt.... except when they get really really hurt, then it is not funny. some psychologist/sociologist should study that.

zloty - 14-3-2009 at 02:36 AM

That looked like me learning kitelooping ;)