When I saw this picture, it reminded me that when I was a five-year-old kiddo, getting a kite airborne wasn't as easy as it looked. Later when I was in my mid-twenties, I was camping at a concert with friends and somebody had a kite that not only took to the air easily, but zipped around like a small jet. Either kite aerodynamics came a long way, or my ability to fly them did.

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Lars Stromberg launches his kite as he takes part alongside 1,182 participants in an attempt to set the world record for the most number of kites aloft at the same time in one location in Wheaton, Illinois, April 18, 2009.