02-08-2013, 04:02 PM
(02-08-2013, 02:26 PM)Maggot Wrote: I bet they used remote control to detonate them.
I love Chinese kites (and lanterns and masks), but I don't know much about ancient explosives.
I suppose that the string could be considered an ancient form of "remotely controlling" the kite which was possibly navigated to crash into structures within/around the enemy camp, or maybe the explosive kite was shot down by arrow or something once it sailed over the enemy camp. This is my 小爆炸 (small bang) detonation guesstimation theory for which there is no factual basis or confirmation.
I also read that the Chinese fitted kites with hooks and bait and used them for fishing, but I don't know exactly how that worked either.
Confucius Say: “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”
If Confucius was right, I am really knowledgeable.
