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You may never want to fly kites to keep away evil spirits, as the Chinese have done for centuries, or to make rain, as the Tibetans did, but some more modern and Western uses may tempt you to try experimenting yourself along similar lines. The kite has been claimed as the invention of 5th century BC Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban. By 549 AD, paper kites were certainly being flown, as it was recorded that in that year a paper kite was used as a message for a rescue mission. The most widespread use of kites in modern times has been for meteorological investigations. Everybody knows about how Benjamin Franklin, the great American scholar and statesman, sent a kite, up in 1752 during a thunderstorm to prove that lightning was caused by electricity. He produced sparks at ground level from a key hung on the wet line as the current flowed down it. (Do not under any circumstances think of trying this yourself). A second investigator repeated Franklin’s experiment shortly afterwards and was killed note making​

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           Different Uses of Kites    

Kites are used by the Chinese and the Tibetans to keep away evil spirits for centuries. But some modern experiments shows that kites can be used for meteorological investigations. The famous American scholar and statesman Benjamin Franklin flew a kite up in the sky during a thunderstorm in 1752 to proved that lighting is created by electricity.

The readings of air pressure, temperature, speed, direction and humidity can be made by sending up the instruments on kites. Also, the navy, army, and air force have made uses of kites in different ways for generations. The Korean investigation of the kite states that the process of how a general used one kite to carry a line across a stream. Box and bow kites are used as gunnery targets.

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