The Mortal asks:
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Does anyone know how to determine the windspeed from a windcone?
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The Kite Oracle replies:
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You can tell the windspeed at a kite festival by observation of your
surroundings:
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Beaufort Scale
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<tr><td> 0</td><td>Beer sales increase</td></tr>
<tr><td> 1</td><td>Banners start to rustle, annoyingly</td></tr>
<tr><td> 2</td><td>Carbon kites fly, poorly</td></tr>
<tr><td> 3</td><td>Fibreglass kites fly, poorly</td></tr>
<tr><td> 4</td><td>Ultralight kites break</td></tr>
<tr><td> 5</td><td>Novice buggiers get injured</td></tr>
<tr><td> 6</td><td>Lynn kite breaks free destroying property</td></tr>
<tr><td> 7</td><td>Cabanas collapse</td></tr>
<tr><td> 8</td><td>Swivel on spinsock seizes</td></tr>
<tr><td> 9</td><td>Spectra snaps in the middle</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td>Gyrokite flies, poorly</td></tr>
<tr><td>11</td><td>Beer sales increase</td></tr>
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You owe the Kite oracle four Uberraschungseier to supply components for his
home-made Anometer
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