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Notice anything Wrong in this Pic?

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Created by Rad Lad > 9 months ago, 2 Mar 2010
Rad Lad
226 posts
2 Mar 2010 12:41PM
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Found this on a popular website:



It was off an ad for a particular brand.

h20fly
WA, 384 posts
2 Mar 2010 12:51PM
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no what am i missing??

stamp
QLD, 2791 posts
2 Mar 2010 2:52PM
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straps? poo stance?

getfunky
WA, 4485 posts
2 Mar 2010 12:58PM
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Safety (5th line?) is swinging in the breeze and kiter hooked into the loop?

Boardies over wetty goes without saying. Wrong.

theDoctor
NSW, 5785 posts
2 Mar 2010 4:09PM
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most kites i've seen, red means left, the photo is prob just reversed to fit.

Kitehard
WA, 2782 posts
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2 Mar 2010 1:11PM
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Hey Rad Lad,

Good find, it looks to me like the wind is blowing offshore (in the opposite direction of kite).

Could be wrong but I reckon the rider was photo shopped into a still pic of the waters edge. You can see reflection of nose of board doesn't quite sit right. They have done a good job though.

Cheers,

KH

dosra
14 posts
2 Mar 2010 1:12PM
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the 2 power lines look to be on fire at the top.

superlizard
VIC, 702 posts
2 Mar 2010 4:12PM
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i guess we need more info to fully analyze... i.e. his skill level, wind strength, type of kite, etc...


only thing i can think of (that hasn't been mentioned), he's flying suicide, with not a lot of depower left at the bar... but maybe he wants that...

Rad Lad
226 posts
2 Mar 2010 1:12PM
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Universally red means left.

This picture appeared on one of the major international online kiting sites.

This is reckless.

superlizard
VIC, 702 posts
2 Mar 2010 4:23PM
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the question is what are they advertising... if it's lessons, then perhaps your' right.

also the Doctor said, it could have been mirrored image, or perhaps him just rotating the bar half way after a roll (although unlikely due to the line angles)... or perhaps he just rigged it like that in rush (as i did couple times only noticing on the water, and not being bothered to re-rig).

Given that the bar/kite is designed to travel be-directionally, i wander if there is any difference how you actually rig it up...

craggers
WA, 475 posts
2 Mar 2010 1:44PM
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Nike have been shamed by Tiger into a complete rebranding of their company, and in their first kite harness have applied the reversed logo.
wow. the power of a driving force attached to the pelvic region.

sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
2 Mar 2010 1:47PM
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better call the water police.

NumNutz
QLD, 403 posts
2 Mar 2010 4:31PM
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red is right.. easy to remember

kaleidoscope
NSW, 132 posts
2 Mar 2010 5:43PM
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NumNutz said...

red is right.. easy to remember

ha!

If they took the photo from the shore it'd be ok

getfunky
WA, 4485 posts
2 Mar 2010 2:44PM
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In the audio world red means right.. right?

sneakybutche
VIC, 73 posts
2 Mar 2010 6:19PM
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Does this look better?

Spacemonkey!
SA, 2288 posts
2 Mar 2010 6:03PM
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inb4 htfu

getfunky
WA, 4485 posts
2 Mar 2010 4:55PM
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sneakybutche said...

Does this look better?




Still looks like he's gonna lay major cable!

axis
VIC, 399 posts
2 Mar 2010 9:42PM
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sneakybutche said...

Does this look better?




Is that a massive bar? --> and please don't misinterpret that question!!!!!

toddws
WA, 469 posts
2 Mar 2010 11:15PM
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^^^^ nah looks like the standard bar for the 12m flexi atom08, picture is from kiteworld, i think, tester is pete some thing or other.

pynnee
WA, 164 posts
2 Mar 2010 11:30PM
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someone is watching and he is not trying a huge jump



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