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.
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∙ 13y agoHe did this, as electricity goes through metal.
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∙ 12y agofor the balance of electricity from lightning to hand the key=negative and the hand=positive
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∙ 12y agoIt wasnt an electric kite. He was trying to make light, by making lightning strike the kite, go down the string, and make light a appear in the bulb. P.s. your welcome ;)
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∙ 11y agobc he felt like it
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∙ 11y agoBecause he liked electricity!
Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite to see if lightning was electricity.
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Benjamin Franklin harnessed electricity in June of 1752. He did this during his experiment with a key tied to a kite.
He used a kite in a storm with a key tied to it's string.
a key a long piece of string and a regular kite. (i wouldn't try this if i were you)
Benjamin Franklin did his experiment with a key on a kite in 1752.
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Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite to see if lightning was electricity.
key on a kite(electricity)
It started with benjamin Franklin and his key and kite
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That electricity can pass through metal. There was a key on the kite.
because the kite string does not conduct electricity, the key does.
Benjamin Franklin harnessed electricity in June of 1752. He did this during his experiment with a key tied to a kite.
A kite with a key attached to it.
He flew his kite during a storm and the metal key picked up the electricity from the lightning.