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Want an air pollution reading? Go fly a kite

October 16, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Kites inhabit so many niches within our lives. For some cultures in China and Afghanistan, flying a kite is an important historic tradition. In science, you might associate them with […]

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