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he asked why not when and iam trying to figure this out myself
Ben Franklin
I found out that Ben Franklin NEVER did fly a kite
He flew a kite to find out about eletricity.
The same day he discovered that electricity has + charges and - charges.
If Franklin did indeed fly a kite into a thuderstorm as folklore states, the charge of electricity down the wet twine would not have been enough to seriously shock him. There was a risk of lightning being directed to him, but this would likely have burned up the kite and twine rather than Franklin.
Ben Franklin
I found out that Ben Franklin NEVER did fly a kite
The most likely answers are that the string presented enough resistance to reduce the current to a very low level, and his kite was not actually struck by lightning but was still draining some of the charge built up in the cloud.
He flew a kite to find out about eletricity.
No it wasn't. Do you think Benjamin Franklin just went out when a thunderstorm was happening and decided to fly a kite? No. Obviously not. He went outside, during the thunderstorm, to find out if electricity came from lightning. And as so it did. He got struck by lightning.
In June of 1752.
Bill and Ben - 2001 Go Fly a Kite 1-2 was released on: USA: January 2001
how Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity Benjamin Franklin used a kite and went out into a storm with a kite and let it fly like any other kite and soon lightning hit it and lightning is a source of electricity
A kite with a key attached to it.
The same day he discovered that electricity has + charges and - charges.
Go Fly a Kite
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