[pierrekin]

> Reeling it in takes a fraction of the energy it generates when it pulls the line out. But that's nonsense on the face of it.

Why is this nonsense on the face of it? This is just how kites work. Do you imagine that kite surfers just overpower the kite with their might and pull it back to the ground when they've had enough?

[JumpCrisscross]

It’s also how turbines work. The fluid pushing on one side isn’t cancelled out by the drag created on the other.

[JoeAltmaier]

No. I said I didn't. I said I believed there was more to it.

Others have actually elaborated on the likely mechanism. But sure, mocking people is a kind of post I guess.