Extremely sharp! Every year people are injured by it

The grass is green and the birds are singing, the air is warm and cozy

April should belong to

Spring outing, picnic, kite flying

Flying a kite is fun

But the seemingly inconspicuous kite string

There are also certain safety risks

April 7

A topic #A woman riding a bicycle was strangled by a kite string and had a 10-centimeter wound#

It sparked discussion among netizens

Ms. Zhao from Jiangsu is riding her bike home

Suddenly I felt my neck tighten.

A wound about 10 cm long was left.

After checking

It turned out that he was strangled by the kite string.

Ms. Zhao rushed to the hospital for treatment and called the police

Police checked surveillance and found

The kite came from a nearby park.

Through field visits

The person flying the kite, Zhu, was found

Zhu said

On that day, I took my grandson to the park to fly a kite

Then the kite suddenly lost control

Then it disappeared

Kite-flying injury

Zhu expressed his apology to Ms. Zhao

And compensate medical expenses of 900 yuan

Netizens have expressed

I feel pain in my neck

Related Cases

In January 2022, in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, 75-year-old Chen flew a kite but failed to reel it in in time, tying it to a concrete pier. As a result, Ms. Tang tripped over her electric bike. The doctor diagnosed Ms. Tang with a cartilage fracture. Fortunately, she was wearing a helmet, so the neck that was scratched by the kite line was not injured, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

In March 2020, in Fangshan District, Beijing, when Mr. Xie was riding a motorcycle through Changyang Park, a tight kite line slid down his helmet and strangled his neck. The helmet buckle strap and neck cover were cut off on the spot, and a long scar was cut on Mr. Xie's neck.

Small kite string

Why do people get hurt so often?

This thin wire

Does it really have such destructive power?

Next, take a closer look

Its power!

Kite string cut banana

Experimental object: Banana

Experimental method: Run while holding a banana and drag it across the kite string. When the banana touches the kite string, it is immediately cut into two pieces and falls to the ground. The cut of the banana is very smooth, just like it was cut by a sharp knife.

Kite string cut apples

Test item: Apple

Experimental method: While walking, let the apple pass through the kite string. After the string passes 2 meters, the apple is strangled with a scar about 1 cm deep. When running, let the apple pass through the kite string, and the apple will break into two pieces.

Kite string cut carrots

Test item: Carrot

Experimental method: Aim the carrot at the taut kite string, push down with a little force, and the carrot will be cut into two pieces instantly.

Kite line cutting

Test item: Pork

Experimental method: Run a piece of meat across the kite string at a slow jogging speed, the meat surface will be damaged and minced meat will be cut out. Run towards the kite string, the meat in contact with the kite string will be cut with a deep cut, or even cut in half.

Editor's reminder

When flying a kite

Be sure to pay attention to the following points

Source: Ningbo Fire Department