Before wing foiling he did not know what a thermal was. Now he explains them at dinner parties.

The Amateur Meteorologist

Every wing foiler has experienced the involuntary identity shift from normal person to obsessive wind analyst — the dinner party setting amplifies the absurdity by putting this niche knowledge in the most inappropriate social context.

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