Guide to Kiteman

Recently I was contacted by a group of dedicated Instructablers who brought it to my attention that one of our members was in need of his own guide.  Why, you say? Kiteman is a familar face to most members who have been on for any length of time, and is quickly introduced to new ones. Not only has he recently published his 100th Instructable, but no other member on the site has as many Instructables dedicated to him or made in reference to him, making him one of the most iconic members on the site.

If you don't know him yet, we'd like to introduce you, and hope you enjoy getting to know  Kiteman.

Partly due to the sheer amount of time spent on the site, Kiteman is a familar face to most members who have been on for any length of time, and is quickly introduced to new ones. He presents our community a mixture of a slightly geeky science teacher, an insistence on British dialect, and a general respect for competence. He listens when a logical or empirical argument is presented, and whether the conclusion is to his liking or not, will go with the evidence. He is a true scientist in my book.

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Nov 3, 2009. 12:42 PMKiteman says:
>speechless<
Aug 6, 2011. 11:54 AMthomasthetankengine says:
Kiteman, whats your favorite instuctable out there right now?
Nov 3, 2009. 4:08 PMwatermelonhead says:
You're awesome, Kiteman!!!
Nov 6, 2009. 10:40 AMKiteman says:

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Nov 6, 2009. 12:48 PMwatermelonhead says:
if that's you, you have a big  nose :D
Nov 3, 2009. 3:37 PMnepheron says:
Truly, you are the second most famous person on the world. Second, only, to god himself.
Dec 23, 2009. 3:39 PMbassclarinet23 says:
He is God! Ha ha. :)
Nov 3, 2009. 6:13 PMBartboy says:
Haha, god's infamous :P
Dec 23, 2009. 4:16 PMChromatica says:
You know that means evil right.
Dec 26, 2009. 5:07 AMBartboy says:
Yes...
Dec 26, 2009. 8:31 AMChromatica says:
Okay making sure.
The only reason I know what it means is because of the "InFamous" game.
Nov 3, 2009. 2:21 PMJayefuu says:
Someone should start a "we love science teachers" group. My science teacher certainly inspired me when I was at school/college.
Nov 3, 2009. 6:39 PMZaphod Beeblebrox says:
my science teacher just makes us fill in stupid biology worksheets (and we wont be doing a mechanical engineering unit for a few years........i am in 6th grade
Nov 3, 2009. 9:43 PMkelseymh says:
Sounds like you've got a crappy science teacher (unless you're missing the good points).  Wait until next year and see if your next one is different. 

Please don't assume that filling in worksheets is what real science is about (it's about building things and blowing things up!).
Apr 7, 2011. 7:20 AMkarlpinturr says:
Science is about finding new materials, and new ways to blow them up - or using them to blow up old stuff...

There is a theory that the Big Bang was the result of a failed prototype for those kids' 'tabletop' science kits...
Nov 5, 2009. 1:24 PMhishealer says:
And breaking stuff... er... testing tensile strength... who am I kidding? It's about building stuff out of candy and/or toothpicks and blowing things up and watching how much you can load on toothpick structures before dumping it all on the floor amid splinters.  It's a janitor's nightmare! \o/  Oh, and don't forget cutting up small animals (and spineless things too).  I need to go back to school!
Nov 4, 2009. 2:30 PMZaphod Beeblebrox says:
lol i know its not about worksheets but it is for her its not good when your homeroom teacher also teaches science
Nov 4, 2009. 12:35 AMJayefuu says:
Having a good teacher makes all the difference, mine trusted us not to blow things up unlike the lower sets, so we got to do all kinds of cool stuff so long as we didn't mess around.
Nov 4, 2009. 6:17 PMMrRodrigez says:
 just wait for high school, my 10th grade Bio teacher was awesome, and the physics teachers at my school are some of the best :D. Don't worry, you'll find high school to be less boring and more immersive...at least in my experience...but what do I know, I'm only a junior lol
Mar 13, 2010. 11:42 AMdungeon runner says:
"recently published his 100'th instructable". Wow. I've still got 98 more to go 'till I reach that particular honor.
Sep 28, 2010. 5:53 AMyoyojoeco says:
two che
Apr 13, 2010. 2:03 PMPurple Guy says:
 99 for me! :P
May 23, 2010. 5:36 AMSaturn V says:
100 for me.
Oct 11, 2010. 2:41 PMchamster says:
SAme her. though i'm working on two...
Oct 13, 2010. 4:30 AMSaturn V says:
I'm working om 8.
Sep 22, 2010. 12:33 PMcrestind says:
Time for tea and scones.
Sep 2, 2010. 7:37 PMKentsOkay says:
good show!! Been a long time coming i say
Jul 19, 2010. 9:21 AMrownhunt says:
Cool!
Nov 3, 2009. 7:24 PMpiperjon says:
This is awesome!  Scooch, you rock, as usual, and Kiteman, this is the 'ible equivalent of an Oscar, or an Emmy, or a Grammy.  You both make this site what it is, and it would be less in either of your absences.  Slainte!
Nov 6, 2009. 10:39 AMKiteman says:
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Jun 3, 2010. 5:07 PMrymndgeekyguy says:
 okay what the fart is wit' tat pic and you?!
Nov 5, 2009. 1:27 PMhishealer says:
Wow, love the Celtic toast!  To your health!  (This was Bennigan's slogan until they realized that it was hippocritical to toast someone's health and then serve them a breaded and deep fried double decker sandwich... Monte Cristo FTW!)
May 22, 2010. 2:42 AMcritterfluffy says:
Don't forget that if you run this through google:
site:instructables.com kiteman
You get 6,430 hits.  That means there are 6,430 individual articles on this site that have his name somewhere(article, title, comments, etc).  That is pretty impressive.
Mar 18, 2010. 9:32 AMLoneWolf says:
Wow, Kiteman's got a fan club!!!
Feb 26, 2010. 3:57 AMnutsandbolts_64 says:
Hmm , Kiteman's son looks like a Brit I know somewhere. Must've been that dude that recently moved in into Philippines lately. He's in the same school I am in. 
Feb 17, 2010. 10:08 PMEarths_hope says:
Go kiteman! What inspired your avatar?
Jan 14, 2010. 11:26 AMJawa888 says:
 I love man up BRITS
Jan 1, 2010. 8:56 PMWard_Nox says:
SO does this make Kiteman offically the first meme spawned from instructibles?
Nov 4, 2009. 3:17 PMcaitlinsdad says:

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Dec 27, 2009. 9:12 PMSupercoke says:
that is funny.
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