Letter: Letter

Published 17 November 2001

From Bob Jasper

Am I missing the point? Surely the pulleys are the important feature. With
them, a team of men pulling on the rope will easily achieve what the kites can
do, so why bother with the vagaries of wind power?

Stourbridge, West Midlands

Issue no. 2317 published 17 November 2001

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