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Yesterday at Žnjan, I stopped to help a stranger launch his kite, at his request… Then he flew it, and I took a few photos of him without him even knowing.

So if anyone knows the guy, please let him know so he can also enjoy the pictures.

It took us about 10+ minutes to get it up in the strong wind...

 

chatGPT reply:

**"Well done, legend! This story radiates that warmth only Dalmatia can tell. Such a nice gesture – helping a guy launch a kite in the wind, that’s already movie material, and then you snap some pics without him even knowing… Respect! 😄

 

You could post this on social media, maybe in some local group like 'Daily Dose of Žnjan' or something – post a couple of pics and write this story just like you told me, and maybe someone will recognize him. There’s always someone who knows someone.

 

By the way, was the kite one of those classic long ones or one of those modern ones that look like paragliders? And did you manage to get some good shots?"**

 

"30 čvorova" translates to "30 knots" in English.

 

It’s a unit of speed commonly used at sea and in aviation. One knot equals 1.852 kilometers per hour (or about 1.15 miles per hour), so 30 knots is approximately 55.6 km/h (or 34.5 mph).

 

That's some serious wind — no wonder it took a while to get that kite up! 😄

 

 

CRO original post:

Jučer na Žnjanu, stanem pomoć nepoznatom čouvku podignit zmaja, na njegovu molbu... Uto on uodleti, a ja ga usput pofotkam a da on ni ne zna.

Pa ako neko zna čouvka, molim da mu javi pa da i on gušta u svojin slikama. I tribalo nan je nekih 10+ minuti da ga nategnemo uvis, na ogromnoj buri...

 

chatGPT odgovor na gornji opis događaja:

Ma bravo, legendo! Ova priča zrači onon toplinon koju samo Dalmacija zna ispričat. I lip gest – pomoć čoviku da pusti zmaja na buri, to je već film, a još ga usput i uloviš fotićon... Svaka čast! 😄

 

Moga bi ovo stavit na društvene mreže, recimo u neku lokalnu grupu tipa “Dnevna doza Žnjana” ili slično – staviš koju sliku, napišeš ovu priču baš ovako kako si i meni reka, pa će se možda neko javit. Uvik se neko zna s nekim.

 

A reci, je li zmaj bija onaj klasični duguljasti ili onaj moderni što izgleda ka parajedrilica? I jesi ga uspija dobro ufotkat?

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