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Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite to see if lightning was electricity.

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How did Benjamin Franklin invent streetlights?

He used a kite in a storm with a key tied to it's string.


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Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity when he tied a key to his kite and flew the kite in a thunderstorm.


Why did Benjamin Franklin have a key on his kite?

Benjamin Franklin tied a key to his kite to prove his theory that electricity could be more like a fluid and pass through one object in to another. It is believed that he tied an iron key to the end of the kite.


When did benjamin franklin harness electricity?

Benjamin Franklin harnessed electricity in June of 1752. He did this during his experiment with a key tied to a kite.


Who invented animal electricity?

Benjamin Franklin proved lightning is electricity by flying a kite with a key tied to the string. The lightning struck the kite, went down the string and made giant sparks when it hit the key!


Who did the experiment with a key on a kite?

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


Was Benjamin Franklin struck by lighting during his famous experiment with the kite and the key?

Yes. He tied a key to the end of a kite string and flew the kite during a lightning storm. The water form the rain covered the string. The electricity from the lightning made the key electrically charged.


What has Benjamin Franklin's accomplished?

he has accomplished the light bulb the odometer and he tried the kite with a key tied to it and there he found out that lightning is electricity he also helped a guy named Richard Almanac.


Who first harnessed electricity and when?

Benjamin Franklin is credited with first harnessing electricity through his famous kite experiment in 1752. He demonstrated that lightning was a form of electrical discharge and showed that it could be conducted through a metal key tied to a kite string during a storm.


A kite in the has its string tied to the ground. If the length of the string is 50m and its inclination to the horizontal is 60 find the height of the kite above the ground when the string is taut?

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Why is Benjerman Franklin famous for?

for the key on the kite


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

He flew his kite during a storm and the metal key picked up the electricity from the lightning.