Kite strings reportedly slit the throats of six people at a festival in India, killing them, with three of the victims being children.

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  1. amanduhhhugnkiss says

    This is some final destination type chaos.

  2. Winter-Travel5749 says

    Now I have a new phobia. Thanks.

  3. lonesomecowboynando says

    Some countries have intense kite flying competitions. They often use string designed to cut their opponents kites in aerial battles.

  4. MindWandererB says

    For anyone not actually reading the article, these are “Kite Runner”-style fighting kites, with bladed strings designed to cut. They’re incredibly dangerous, and the article doesn’t explain how there was such colossal neglect to allow this to happen, when apparently kite fighting is an existing tradition in the area.

    In addition to the 6 deaths, 130 people were hurt by the strings, and 46 were hurt by falling off rooftops.

  5. jjnefx says

    That would have been a twist had Mary Poppins ended that way

  6. Fracture_98 says

    This happens every year. It’s a kite-fighting festival. Deaths are not uncommon.

  7. KuhLealKhaos says

    Is it…. normal for kite strings to be coated in fuckin glass??? Or is that just specifically for “kite battles” (had no idea that was a thing until now)

  8. Sparky_Buttons says

    If you refuse to stop flying deadly kites, at least wear neck armour.

  9. tuffymon says

    There’s many ways to go, but being garroted by a kite string was never one I imagined

  10. Flash635 says

    India isn’t much for safety

  11. Gordon_Explosion says

    Congrats to India for growing to most populous country.

  12. TheTetraGrammaton says

    Read kite runner, then you’ll understand

  13. HornyToad1984 says

    As a child, I read a cool story about a demon kite that was based in these razor-string battles, the tradition was Anglo-Pakistani in the story.

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