Serious, you ask? Serious, I say-just study the collection of kites below, that were flown on a windy day back in 1957 at the University of Illinois ‘ Kite Derby Day . Each is more mathematical-inspired than the last.
They’re certainly a worldwide faraway from the colorful cartoon-like kites flown by kids on grassy knolls nowadays, eh? [ Mondo-Blogo via But Does It Float via WonderHowTo ]
![Kites Back Inside the Olden Days Were much more Serious-Looking [Design]](http://nexgadget.com/images/Kites-Back-Inside-the-Olden-Days-Were-much-more-SeriousLooking-Design_Woins_1.jpg)
![Kites Back Inside the Olden Days Were much more Serious-Looking [Design]](http://nexgadget.com/images/Kites-Back-Inside-the-Olden-Days-Were-much-more-SeriousLooking-Design_Woins_2.jpg)
![Kites Back Inside the Olden Days Were much more Serious-Looking [Design]](http://nexgadget.com/images/Kites-Back-Inside-the-Olden-Days-Were-much-more-SeriousLooking-Design_Woins_3.jpg)
![Kites Back Inside the Olden Days Were much more Serious-Looking [Design]](http://nexgadget.com/images/Kites-Back-Inside-the-Olden-Days-Were-much-more-SeriousLooking-Design_Woins_4.jpg)
![Kites Back Inside the Olden Days Were much more Serious-Looking [Design]](http://nexgadget.com/images/Kites-Back-Inside-the-Olden-Days-Were-much-more-SeriousLooking-Design_Woins_5.jpg)
![Kites Back Inside the Olden Days Were much more Serious-Looking [Design]](http://nexgadget.com/images/Kites-Back-Inside-the-Olden-Days-Were-much-more-SeriousLooking-Design_Woins_6.jpg)
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