And this year's Darwin Award goes to...

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELUmORPMVyU

Who the he** kite surfs during a tropical storm??? This just happened yesterday

Well, in Calif. when the storms come, surfers all head out to the beaches. But this guy...I can't figure out why he wouldn't just let go of the kite, especially once he crashed into the beach.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I can't figure out why he wouldn't just let go of the kite, especially once he crashed into the beach.

The pop-up commentary said he was in a harness attached to the kite. Some of the comments below the video are brutal! (I know it's mean, but the one that reads like an ad for a "slightly used" kite made me LOL)

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Well, in Calif. when the storms come, surfers all head out to the beaches.

Yes, I've seen them do that (I'm in San Francisco) but we're talking the difference between strong winds and hurricane gale force winds. Big difference.