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[*] posted on 4-3-2012 at 09:46 AM
Wind scale


According to Drew there are 4 types of wind. Crappy, gravy, epic, and of course stupid. Since these classifications leave a bit of gray area, here is my attempt to illustrate the Drew scale for clarification.

Crappy:

Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero. Pack up.

Gravy:

Nice smooth steady breeze. You are not afraid to launch about anything in your quiver. Gravy winds can also be determined by an unexplainable loss of time.

Epic:

You begin to question if you should launch anything larger than 3 or 4 meters. Proceed with caution.

Stupid:

Why are you outside your house? Seriously. Please have your head examined.
Wait, I do have that 1.8...



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[*] posted on 4-3-2012 at 11:29 AM


:yes::D:
Like the way you put different types winds!



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[*] posted on 4-3-2012 at 11:40 AM


nice



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[*] posted on 4-3-2012 at 11:42 AM


Nebraska seems to be in a perpetual state of walking the fine line between epic and stupid lol

The thing is, that wind scale is different for every kite... Epic rage 1.8 winds are not epic vip winds :lol:



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[*] posted on 4-3-2012 at 12:49 PM


awesome



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[*] posted on 4-3-2012 at 12:59 PM


Love it, great visualisation
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