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A brass key, brass being an easy to work with metal of the times, was often used in lock making and key making.

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That electricity can pass through metal. There was a key on the kite.


How did Benjamin Franklin obtain sparks on a kite by using a key?

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Benjamin Franklin did his experiment with a key on a kite in 1752.


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