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What did Ben Franklin's famous kite experiment prove?
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The lightning contained a component of fire in it.
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That lightning is made of charges and can be studied.
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That lightning is electricity and can be studied.
Many famous picture have Ben Franklin standing outside in hte storm suring his experiment. Is this where he is believed to have stood.
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Yes. He stood outside in the storm.
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No. he was not standing outside in the storm.
What was the purpose of the key in Franklin's famous experiment?
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To light light some paper on fire is lightning was had a component of fire in it.
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To glow as an indicator of charges.
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It meaning has been misconstrued. It was to let him back in the house if he paniced while doing the experiment
What don't we see corona dicharges off the tops of our heads when a storm is approaching?
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Our bodies conduct electricity too well.
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Our bodies do not conduct electricity well enough.
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Our heads are not pointed enough.
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