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December 8th, 2007 at 12:00 pm

BioKite

» by Edward Chmura in: Business, Cool!, Gadgets, Japan, Play

Caught a story recently in THE ASAHI about a Japanese kite that needs very little wind to fly.

BioKite

The BioKite, which is controlled using a rod and reel, is even able to fly indoors and uses the same aerodynamic principles as aircraft to fly.

BioKite website (Japanese) is here.

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